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To: Chad C. Mulligan

As does INDIANA, ILLINOIS and who knows how many more.


12 posted on 10/13/2021 8:00:09 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

I didn’t count them up, but it seems as if 50% or more of the states have names derived from Indian words.

https://www.indianaffairs.gov/as-ia/opa/online-press-release/origin-names-us-states

SOMEBODY APOLOGIZE!!


28 posted on 10/13/2021 8:16:39 PM PDT by Cecily
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