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Nov 26, 2008 · 8. GEORGIA. Georgia is another one named for a King—King George II, of course. George granted the charter in 1733, stipulating that the territory bear his name. It was the last of the 13 ...
- Stacy Conradt
Queen Elizabeth Islands had not been fully charted until the British Northwest Passage expeditions and later Norwegian exploration of the 19th century. These islands were known as the Parry Archipelago for over 130 years. They were first named after British Arctic explorer Sir William Parry, who sailed there in 1820, aboard the Hecla.
Sep 26, 2023 · Named after William Penn, the founder of the colony, whose surname means “from the woods” in Welsh. Delaware. Named after Thomas West, the 3rd Baron De La Warr, who served as governor of the Virginia Colony. Maryland. Named after Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I of England. Virginia. Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England ...
This colony was named after Queen Elizabeth I, the “virgin queen.” (West Virginia wasn’t a separate state until 1861.) 7. 2. New Hampshire (1623) It was named by John Mason after the county of Hampshire in England (home of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens). 3. Massachusetts (1630) Named for an Algonquian tribe, the Massachusett, which
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Feb 8, 2024 · Queen Elizabeth I — the First English Monarch of the American Colonies. September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603. Queen Elizabeth I was one of the most famous monarchs of England. She played an important role in the development of Colonial America by supporting Sir Walter Raleigh’s expeditions, which led to the founding of the Roanoke Island ...
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Sep 10, 2016 · He said the Wampanoag Indians inhabited the islands, as had an earlier people who left behind topographical evidence. “The first white man to land there was Barthomele Gosnold in June 1602,” Mendell said. “He landed on Cuttyhunk as he sailed the area for his Queen, Queen Elizabeth.”. Thus the islands were named after the English queen.
Solomon Islands: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Honiara The park was established on the occasion of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. South Africa: Queensburgh, its original name was Malvern, but it was changed in 1953 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park.
