Alabama-Alibama was the Indian name of a tribe in Southern Alabama-a Mushhogean tribe of the Creek Confederacy. Alibamu is from the Choctaw words alba aya mule; meaning "I open or clear the thicket."

Alaska From "Al-ay-es-ka," or Alakh-Skhak a native Eskimo or Innuit (Aleut) word, meaning Great Country.. Arizona-From "Arizonac'' ("Ari" small and "Zonac" spring) so-called by the Papago and Pima Indians, says State Historian George H. Kelly (1927); and adds: "This state was called Arizona by the Spaniards as early as 1736." A simpler derivation is that given by Prof. John C. Van Dyke in "The Desert", page 208-clipped from "Arida-Zona," meaning the "dry belt.' Arkansas (Official pronunciation is ar-kan-saw). Algonkin name of the Quapaw Indians. California-Bestowed by the Spanish Conquistadores, being the name of an imaginary island, near the earthly paradise, in "Las Serges de Esplandian," a romance of chivalry written in the first decade of the 16th century. Another explanation is that the Catalan explorers and missionaries (1769) after long marches in summet near the coast called it the land of oven's heat-"Aixo es calor de forní de fornalla." Colorado Spanish, meaning red. Columbia, District of-A poetical adoption of the name of Columbus; applied to the territory in 1791 by the Federal Commissioners who laid it out.

Connecticut-Indian, "Quonecktacut," Long River or River of Pines.

Delaware -Named after Lord De la Warr, of England, Governor of Virginia, who entered the Bay (1610).

Florida-Spanish words, "Pascua Florida," Feast of Flowers (Easter Sunday), on which day it is said to have been named (1513) by Juan Ponce de Leon.

Georgia Named after King George II, of England.
Hawaii-English spelling of Owhyhee, where Capt.
Cook was killed by the natives (1779).
Idaho Indian words, Edah hoe." Light on the
Mountains.

Illinois Indian word, by some translated "The
River of Men." A form of the word Iliniwek.
"Ilini" meant "man," "iw" meant "is," and
"ek" was a plural signification.
Indiana Named after Indians, State of Indians.
lowa-The Ioways, or Alaouez, or Alaouas were a
Sioux tribe. The word means "sleepy ones.'
They called themselves "Pahoja," gray snow.
Kansas-Name of a tribe of the Sioux, the "People
of the South Wind."

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Kentucky From Wyandot (Iroquoian) name "Ken-tah-ten," meaning to-morrow, or Land of To-morrow.

Louisiana-Named by the Mississippi River navigator Robert de la Salle (1682) after King Louis XIV. of France.

Maine-From Maine. an ancient province of France, south of Normandy, owned by Queen Henrietta Maria of England, wife of King Charles I.

Maryland Named in honor of the foregoing, Queen Henrietta Maria.

Massachusetts--An Algonquin Indian name from Massadchu-es-et, meaning "great-hill-smallplace," "indicating a place at or about the big little hills.

Michigan-The Mishigamaw or Mishawiguma were Indians. The word means "big lake" and was applied to Lake Michigan. "Michi" meant "great, and "gama" meant "water." Minnesota-Two Sioux words-"sky-colored ter."

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Mississippi-Indian words "Sipu," Algonquin word for river; "Maesi," fish-Fish-River. Missouri-The Missouri were Sioux of that name. Montana-Spanish for mountainous; used now by Peruvians as a name for their Andean districts. Nebraska-An Omaha Indian name for the "wide river," Platte.

Nevada-A Spanish word, meaning "snow clad." New Hampshire --Named (1629) after the County of Hampshire, England, by the patentee, Capt. John Mason of the Plymouth Council. New Jersey-The Duke of York, of England, granted (1664) to Lord John Berkley and Sir George Carteret a patent or deed to the present boundaries to be called Nova Caesaria, or New Jersey. Caesarea, or Caesaria, was the ancient name of the Island of Jersey of which Carteret had been administrator.

New Mexico-Mexico is a word derived from the Aztec word "mexitli," title of their national war god.

New York-So called in honor of the Duke of York (1664), who got the patent from his brother, King Charles II. of England and sent an expedition and took possession of New Netherlands. North Carolina-The patent granted by King Charles I. of England (Oct. 30, 1629), to Sir. Robert Heath, his Attorney-General, of the territory between the 31st and the 36th parallels of north latitude from the Atlantic Ocean to the South Seas, decreed its name to be "Carolana or Province of Carolana" from the Latin version "Carolus" of his own name. Under the name of Carolina this territory was under a new patent (dated March 24, 1662-3) granted by King Charles II. of England, to the Earl of Clarendon and others.

North Dakota-"Dakota"

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means "alliance friends," and is a Sioux Indian word. "Koda" in Santee dialect and "Kola" in Teton dialect are the root words.

Ohio-Iroquois name, denoting great. Oklahoma Choctaw word for red people." Oregon The Oregon State Librarian, Cornelia Marvin, says various origins of the name, have been suggested as follows: Origanum, a wild sage found on the coast; Orejon, or Oregones, a Spanish name for big-eared (Indian) men; Orgon, a river in Chinese Tartary; Oyer-un-gen, a Shoshone Indian word for "place of plenty": Aura agua, Spanish word meaning gently falling waters: Ouragan, a French word for hurricane; Wau-re-gan, an Algonquin word for "beautiful water."

Pennsylvania-Was named in honor of Admiral William Penn, the father of William Penn, the founder of the province, William Penn, the Friend, received a charter (1681) from Charles II. of Great Britain for land in America that was given the name of "Pennsylvania" (Penn's Woods) by the King. The name "Pensilvania" was used for many years by William Penn and his sons, Thomas and Richard, to designate the province. The grant was made in settlement of a debt of 16,000 pounds which King Charles and the British Government owed Admiral Penn. The charter was granted March 4, 1681. Philippines Spanish, "Islas Filipinas," discovered (1521) by Magellan, whom the natives killed in a skirmish; named in honor of King Philip II. of Spain by a colonizing expedition from Mexico. Puerto Rico-From the Spanish "Puerto Rico."

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Rhode Island-"Isles of Rhodes" was the name, chosen by the General Court of the colony (1644). The name of one of the islands had been Aquedneck. The name of Providence Plantations then gradually lapsed.

South Carolina--(See North Carolina). South Dakota-(See North Dakota). Tennessee-Called (from 1784 to 1788) the State of Franklin, or Frankland. "Tennese" was the Indian name for the chief town of the Cherokees, which was on the Little Tennessee River. Texas-According to Elizabeth H. West. State Librarian, "Texas is from the Indian word, Tejas, meaning Friends or Allies. So far as I know, it has not an Aztec origin. It applied, originally, in the Indian usage to the Indian tribes about the early Spanish missions around Eastern Texas."

Utah-Named after the Utes, an Indian tribe. Vermont-From Verd and Mont, two French words meaning Green Mountains. The name is said to have been bestowed by Samuel de Champlain. Virginia-Named in honor of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII., sometimes called by the courtiers the "Virgin Queen" of England. The name was bestowed by one of the courtiers, Sir Walter Raleigh, who fitted out the expedition of discovery (1584). Washington-Named after George Washington When the bill creating the Territory of Columbia was introduced in the 32nd Congress, the name was changed to Washington because of the existence of the District of Columbia. West Virginia-(See Virginia). Wisconsin-An Indian name which, according to Reuben Gold Thwaites, was originally spelled "Ouiscousin" by the French missionaries and in old French-American documents; also was spelled "Misconsing,' "Ouisconching." "Ouiskensing," meaning meeting of the rivers. Congress changed it to "Wisconsin." Wyoming-The word was taken from Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, rendered famous from Campbell's poem, "Gertrude of Wyoming." The word means, "mountains and valleys alternating."

The northern part, the Cumberland plateau, through which runs the Tennessee River, is diversified and picturesque. The Coosa Valley lies to the south, hemmed in by the Piedmont plateau. The remainder of the State is occupied by the alluvial coastal plain with broad valleys. The Alabama River, formed by the junction of the Coosa and the Tallapoosa above Montgomery, and the Tombigbee unite about 35 miles above Mobile, forming the Mobile River. Five miles above, the Tensas branches off the Alabama to the east. Both rivers discharge into Mobile Bay and are important carriers.

"Muscle Shoals is a stretch of the Tennessee river in Northern Alabama, about 37 miles long, with a total vertical fall of 134 feet, creating a rapid current. It is here that the nitrate fixation plants were built by the Federal Government during the first World War.

Plans to improve the Tennessee at Muscle Shoals first were recommended by the Secretary of War (1824), the improvement to be wholly to facilitate navigation, and work was started (1831). The result was a canal with several locks. Further improvements for navigation were made periodically up to the first World War when it was decided to harness the power of the river for the production of nitrates.

Agriculture is the chief interest, although in the past thirty years the mineral industries have been developed. Birmingham is known as "the Pittsburgh of the South." Alabama, one of the 16 cotton States, raises normally about one-fifteenth of the country's cotton. The peanut crop, corn, white and sweet potatoes, oats, tobacco, sugar, hay and fruits are important crops.

Coal underlies about 8,000 square miles and the iron ore deposits are sufficient to supply the blast furnaces for 160 years.

Much of the State's foreign commerce passes through Mobile. The channel from the docks to

the Gulf is thirty miles long and thirty feet deep. The state owns the port terminal railway connecting all the railway lines entering Mobile with the modern state-owned docks, costing $10,000,000, which are supplemented by privately owned terminals and docks.

Mobile (founded in 1711 by the French) maintains its old charm; claims to be the Mother of Carnivals, which have spread to the Southern cities: is proud of its tarpon fishing and its 18mile "azalea trail".

Cheaha mountain, a State park, five miles north of Oxford, is the highest point in Alabama (2,407 feet). Gulf State park, embracing three freshwater lakes and multi-colored semi-tropical vegetation, is in Baldwin County, on the Gulf of Mexico. Among other points of tourist interest are the Clear Creek falls near Falls City, Winston County.

A feature of Alabama is the high proportion of Negro population.

One of the largest collections of Confederate documents, letters and relics is preserved in the Alabama Memorial Building.

Among the institutions for higher learning are the University of Alabama in University and the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn.

A noted agency for Negro educational upbring is the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (founded 1880) by the late Dr. Booker T. Washington. There also are four State Teachers Colleges.

Visited by De Soto (1540), Alabama was settled by the French and ceded to the British (1763): acquired by the Spanish as part of West Florida (1779-80) and became a part of the United States in successive years (1783-1813). It was in Alabama at Talladega and Horse Shoe Bend (on the Tallapoosa River) that Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Creek Indians. At Montgomery (Feb. 4, 1861) the Confederate States of America were voted into existence by the provisional congress; Jefferson Davis took his oath of office here (Feb. 18) and for a few months Montgomery was the capital of the Confederacy. On the walls of the old Montgomery Theater, Herman Arnold wrote the original score of "Dixie," the battle hymn of the Confederate armies.

Arizona is situated in Southwestern United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the west by Nevada and California, and on the south by Mexico. Vast reaches of arid and semi-arid lands, useless before irrigating water was turned on, have been made highly productive. Agriculture has greatly increased, and new irrigation projects promise further enrichment. The topography is broken, being mountainous in portions of every section; the northern plateau is 4,000 to 7,000 feet in altitude, and the southern from 500 to 2,500. On the broad plains and mountain sides livestock graze, and through the valleys the irrigating waters are led. Long staple cotton has been developed as a principal crop, other products being wheat, corn, barley, oats, hay, potatoes and immense quantities of sub-tropical fruits. Dates thrive. The citrus industry is growing.

Mining is extremely important. Copper mines are among the greatest in the world. Gold, silver, lead, asbestos and zinc are mined in quantity.

Boulder Dam in the Black Canyon, harnesses the Colorado River.

The Roosevelt Dam which supplies irrigating waters for the Salt River Valley is one of the greatest in the world.

There are seven important dams, one under construction; more than 1.300 miles of canals and laterals and 150 pumping plants.

Tucson is the seat of the University of Arizona,

and Flagstaff has the Lowell Observatory. Phoenix. the capital and largest city, is the center of the richest agricultural district, the Salt River Valley. Arizona has a large population of Indians.

The first white man known to have entered Arizona was Fra. Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan priest (1539), although Vasconcellos is believed to have explored the Grand Canyon some years before. Arizona, originally a part of Mexico, was ceded to the United States with New Mexico (Feb. 2, 1848). The area south of the Gila River was not acquired until the Gadsden Purchase of 1854. Arizona and New Mexico were separated (Feb. 24, 1863).

The petrified forests, covering many thousands of acres, are an attraction to scores of tourists annually. These forests consist of pine and cedar trees that in past ages were turned to solid stone by the action of mineral-laden water. Montezuma Castle, the best example of a cliff dwelling in the face of a cliff itself, and not at the top of the talus, is another point of interest.

The tallest peaks, including Mount Whitney, highest mountain in continental United States, are in the southern part of the Sierra Nevadas, with the exception of Mount Shasta, which is near the Oregon border. California has 12 mountains with an altitude of more than 14,000 feet. Lassen Peak in the Sierra Nevadas is the only active volcano in the United States.

The Cascade Range is not ancient measured in geologic time. Its beginning dates back about 2,000,000 years, into the geologic period known as the Pliocene, about a million years before the great Ice Age, or Glacial epoch. The character and arrangement of the older rocks indicate that earlier mountains, long before worn down, had occupied the region. The present range rests upon a great platform of lava flows, which issued from many vents and fissures. These lavas accumulated, flow upon flow, to depths of several thousand feet over wide areas in Washington, Oregon, southern Idaho, and northern California. Later this platform was bent, or arched, slightly upward along the line of the Cascades. No more widespread floods of lava came forth, but numerous localized eruptions produced the magnificent series of peaks which are now snowcapped and for which the Cascades are famous.

Grapes, wines, brandies, raisins, plums, prunes, peaches, cantaloupes, oranges, lemons, apples, apricots, pears, olives, walnuts, and almonds as well as wheat, cotton, and sugar beets are produced on a large scale; also canned fruits, meats, fish, and vegetables. Cooperatives are a feature of fruit and marketing.

California was one of the original gold-producing States, with silver second, and, in these later years, petroleum and natural gas. Copper and lead abound; also mercury and borax. The gold output is still considerable.

Developed water power in California is more than 2,000,000 horse-power a year.

The Golden Gate Bridge (opened for traffic May 28, 1937) links San Francisco and communities along the Redwood Highway in the North Coast region, while the San Francisco Bay Bridge connects San Francisco with Oakland, Berkeley and other East Bay cities and the interior valleys.

The forests, in common with all States of the Pacific group, are extensive, comprising every variety of tree which grows north of the tropical zone. Coniferous trees are most numerous. The giant redwood groves are the destination of many tourists. The Sequoia trees number 1,156,000, and in Sequoia National Park there are 8.722 exceeding 10 feet in diameter, some older than the pyramids.

It is a State of romance in history. Acquired from Mexico political control (1846), gold was discovered (1848), and (1849) the most remarkable "gold rush" ever known began, it being said that the gold produced thereafter enabled the United States to withstand so well the economic strain of the Civil War (1861-1865).

The State has three universities-Leland Stanford Jr., the University of California in Berkeley with a branch in Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California. There are many colleges and seven State Teachers Colleges. The Lick Observatory is one of the most important in the world. One of the points of interest is the motion picture colony in Hollywood, near Los Angeles. The atmosphere is so clear that motion pictures may be taken on about 350 days of the year, while the topography and flora afford most varied "locaDeath Valley, in Inyo County, 276 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States, is a National Monument.

tions."

The Big Trees are the attraction of General Grant Park, although the mountain scenery and the fishing are added allurements. The Big Trees Sequoia gigantea, are sometimes confused with the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, the smaller species of sequoia found only in the Coast Range of California. While the gigantea approaches 40 feet in the base diameter, the sempervirens rarely exceeds 20 feet. The wood is similar in color and texture, but the foliage is distinct, and the bark of the Big Tree is much thicker and of a rich red color instead of a dull brown. The most distinctive characteristic is that the Big Trees are reproduced only from the seed, while the redwood when cut down sprouts from the stump. The Mariposa Big Trees in Yosemite Park are the world's oldest and largest living things. Here also is the famous Wawona tree through which automobiles may drive.

The largest tree is "General Sherman" in Sequoia National Park. The Mariposa grove of big trees is the largest of the Giant Sequoias outside the Sequoia National Park.

Yosemite National Park is one of the great scenic wonders of the world. Its total area is 1,176 square miles-about the size of Rhode Island.

Yosemite Valley is approximately seven miles long and averages one and a half miles in width. The walls of the valley rise about 3,500 feet above the valley floor. Following is a list, showing heights of the principal cliffs and waterfalls.

El Capitan, 3,604 ft.; Glacier Point, 3,254 ft.; Half Dome, 4,892 ft.; Sentinel Rock, 3,040 ft.: Yosemite Falls, Upper, 1.430 ft.; Yosemite Falls, Lower, 320 ft.; Bridal Veil Falls, 620 ft.; Vernal Falls, 317 ft.; Nevada Falls, 594 ft.

That part of the State lying east of the Rocky Mountains was included in the territory acquired by the purchase from France (1803) usually referred to as the Louisiana Purchase. All the southeastern portion of the State, lying south of the Arkansas river, and a narrow strip extending north through the mountain district into Wyoming, was claimed by the State of Texas and became a part of the United States when Texas was annexed (1845). This included a considerable tract belonging to the Louisiana Purchase but the controversy regarding the northern boundary of Texas was settled long before Colorado became a State. The western part of what is now the State of Colorado and an additional strip lying west and south of the Rio Grande del Norte was ceded to the United States by Mexico (1848) following the war between the two countries. The actual settlement of Colorado began with the discovery of gold (1858) at which time most of the eastern half of the State was included in Kansas Territory under the name of Arapahoe County. The Territory of Colorado was organized (Feb. 1861) about a month after statehood had been conferred upon the Territory of Kansas.

The topography is extremely varied, with a difference of more than 11,000 feet Between the

lowest and highest points, the eastern half consisting mostly of low rolling plains, rising gradually in elevation as they approach the western half, . which is mountainous, with numerous peaks rising to an altitude of more than 14,000 feet. Because of its high mountains and heavy snowfall in the winter the State holds a unique position in relation to the rivers and water supply of more than two-thirds of the United States and a part of Mexico. The Continental Divide through the State separates the waterheads of the Pacific on the west from those of the Mississippi River on the east. The largest stream is the Colorado River. With its tributaries it forms the principal drainage for western Colorado. Rising in Grand County and flowing southwesterly to about the center of the western boundary, where it enters Utah, the Colorado portion of the river formerly was known as the Grand, but its name was changed (1921) by the General Assembly. Others are the South Platte, upper forks of the Kansas, Arkansas, Rio Grande, White, Green and Gunnison. Many of these rivers travel in deep narrow canyons, notably the Arkansas, which makes its way through the "Royal Gorge", or Canyon of the Arkansas at a depth of 2,600-3,000 feet. Other famous gorges are the Grand River Canyon and the Toitec Gorge in the south.

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There are fourteen national forests within the State and one lying partially within its boundaries. They comprise 20 per cent of the State's area, embracing 13,500,000 acres. There are two national parks and six national monuments; also one national monument on the boundary between Colorado and Utah.

Big game still is abundant in Colorado, in-. cluding deer, antelope, bear, elk, mountain lion, gray wolf and coyote. There is also much small

game such as sage hen, grouse, pheasant, dove, wild duck.

Soils vary from aiid, when non-watered, to productive. Irrigation is extensive, and has lifted agriculture to first place in the State, ahead of mining and livestock, which come next.

The chief industries are agriculture, stockraising in its various branches, dairying, beekeeping, manufacturing, mining, quarrying, lumbering, oil and gas production and commerce. The principal crop is sugar beets; others are cantaloups, wheat, corn, barley, alfalfa, oats, potatoes.

The chief minerals produced are gold, copper, silver, coal, lead, zinc, molybdenum. Petroleum is yielded. There are extensive oil shale lands. Radium and tungsten are found. The annual production of gold and silver runs into millions.

In Colorado are found large quantities of helium, a rare, inert and non-combustible gaseous element which is used in inflating dirigibles and blimps and which has valuable therapeutic qualities.

The State is well known for its salubrious climate; its health-giving and enjoyable qualities. But a general summary of climatic conditions prevailing is of comparatively little value because of the great differences in altitude and the remarkable diversity that occurs at points not far apart.

Higher education is given by the State University in Boulder, University of Denver, Colorado College in Colorado Springs, State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Fort Collins, State College of Education in Greeley, Western State College in Gunnison, and the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.

Mesa Verde national park, situated in south

western Colorado in Montezuma County, embraces 80.2 square miles, or 51,334 acres. It is especially noted for the ruins of homes and villages of the ancient cliff dwellers, supposed to have been the earliest inhabitants of this part of the country. The ruins are found in canyons that intersect a high plateau that once is supposed to have supported a population of 70,000 persons. The numerous ruins are connected by excellent highways and trails.

Cliff Palace is the largest known cliff dwelling in the world, numbering 200 rooms.

Rocky Mountain National Park is in the heart of the Rockies and includes some of the most picturesque portions of the range. Its highest point is Longs peak, 14,255 feet above sea level, and there are 13 other peaks with altitudes of more than 13,000 feet. The park is situated in the north middle part of the state, in Larimer. Boulder and Grand counties, and covers an area of 405.33 square miles, or 259,413 acres. The parks are visited annually by more than 600,000 persons.

An annual ski tournament is held July 4 in Rocky Mountain National Park. In the same park there is angling above the clouds and some of the best fish are caught at 12,000 feet elevations.

The highest suspension bridge in the world spans the canyon of the Arkansas river, known as the Royal Gorge. The floor of the bridge is 1,053 feet above the bed of the river; the main span is 880 feet long and the total length, exclusive of approaches, is 1.260 feet.

The highest automobile road in the United States is the Mount Evans highway in Clear Creek County, which rises to an altitude of 14,260 feet.

The Indian name of Hartford was Suckiage. Then the name was changed to Newtown and so it was until 1637. The place was then named after Hertford, England. It was incorporated (1784). Charter Oak Place in Hartford marks the site where the Connecticut charter was said to have been concealed (1687) when Gov. Edmund Andros, whose jurisdiction included Connecticut, demanded its surrender to the Assembly.

Connecticut's surface is broken, there being ridge after ridge, with verdant valleys between. Toward the shores of the Sound, the land is generally flat, but it rises to about 2,000 feet of altitude in the northwestern part, where the Berkshire Hills begin and extend northward into Massachusetts and Vermont. Originally, the entire State was heavily wooded with all trees known to the temperate zone, hardwood and coniferous varieties abounding. Lumbering has reduced the timber supply materially. The water supply is large for industrial uses. The Connecticut River and the Housatonic are the principal streams, their valleys immensely productive.

Connecticut is a land of many lakes, the largest of which is Candlewood, 18 miles long. in the southwestern part of the State. Kent Falls in the foothills of the Berkshires is one of many scenic attractions.

While the total production of various crops in Connecticut does not compare favorably with other

The state is intensely industrial and is noted for the manufacture of machinery and hardware, textiles, fur-felt hats, corsets, typewriters, clocks, needles and pins and hooks and eyes. Hartford broadcloth, Bristol clocks, Manchester silk, Berlin tinware and New Britain implements were the earliest in the country.

There are numerous lock factories in the State, notably in New Britain, New Haven, Norwalk and Stamford. There are three large arms plants, the Colt revolver works in Hartford, the Winchester rifle works in New Haven, and the Remington rifle works in Bridgeport.

Besides its pre-eminence in manufacturing industry, Connecticut has in Hartford an important insurance center of the United States.

In early days shipping was important, but is today relatively negligible, excepting for coastwise water-borne traffic. The prevalence of good roads has enabled the development of many motor truck lines, while the same good roads have multiplied automobile tourist travel.

Yale University, in New Haven (founded in 1707). has grown to be a world-famed institution. Wesleyan University in Middletown, Trinity College in Hartford, the University of Connecticut (formerly Connecticut State College) in Storrs, and Connecticut College for Women in New London, are also important.

Ocean Beach Park, a $3,000,000 recreational development at New London, was opened to the public (June 30, 1940). The 50-acre tract along a half mile crescent of beach replaces the resort razed by the hurricane of 1938.

Delaware, one of the Thirteen Original States, next to Rhode Island the smallest, lies in the South Atlantic group, bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the east by New Jersey, Delaware Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Maryland, and on the west by Maryland and Pennsylvania. The land is low lying, one-twentieth being marshy.

Fifty fresh water lakes, the Delaware River and Bay, connecting streams and the Atlantic Ocean provide an enormous amount of aquatic life. The

lakes are noted for large-mouth bass. Along the Atlantic coastline, Delaware fishing fleets follow the migrations of fish and much shad, herring. rock and sturgeon are taken. Delaware Bay yields oysters. clams, crabs and lobsters. Of late years fruit raising, notably peaches, with strawberries and most of the smaller fruits, has been the leading industry. Fruit-evaporating and canning industries, with large plants in Dover, Milford. Middletown and Smyrna, are carried on. Once celebrated for the excellence of its wheat, large