gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 31 
Assawa; lake near the sources of the Mississippi. An Indian word, meaning "perch 
lake." 
Assawampset; pond in Middleboro, Massachusetts. An Indian word, meaning 
"white stone." 
Assawog; river in Connecticut. An Indian word, meaning "place between," or 
"halfway place." 
Assinniboine; fort and military reservation in Choteau County, Montana, named 
from a tribe of Indians. The name signifies "stone boilers," and is said to have 
been given to them because of the singular manner they had of boiling their meal 
by dropping heated stones into the water in which the meat is placed until it is 
cooked. According to another authority, it signifies "stone Sioux," from assin, 
"stone," and buanag, "boilers" or "roaster," the Ojibwa name for the Sioux. 
Assiscunk; creek in Burlington County, New Jersey. An Indian word, meaning 
" n i uddy , ' ' or " dirty. ' ' 
Assumption; township and village in Christian County, Illinois, named by its 
founder from Assumption in Canada. 
Assumption; parish in Louisiana, named in honor of the festival of the assumption 
of the Virgin Mary. 
Astoria; town in Fulton County, Illinois; villages in W right County, Missouri, 
Queens County, New York, and Deuel County, South Dakota, named for the 
Astor family, of New York. 
Astoria; city in Clatsop County, Oregon, named for the founder, John Jacob Astor, 
who established a fur-trading station there in early days. 
Asuncion; village in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish word, mean- 
ing "elevation to a higher dignity." 
Aswaguscawadic; branch of the Mattawamkeag River, Maine. An Indian word, 
meaning "place where one is compelled to drag his canoe through a stream." 
Atalla; town in Etowah County, Alabama. A corruption of a Cherokee word, mean- 
ing "mountain" or "highland." 
Atascadero; village in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish word, mean- 
ing "quagmire" or "obstruction." 
Atascosa; county, and village in Bexar County, Texas. A Spanish word, meaning 
"boggy" or "miry." 
Atchafalaya; bayou of Red River, Louisiana. A Choctaw Indian word, meaning 
' ' long river. ' ' 
Atchison; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, and county in Missouri, 
named for David R. Atchison, United States Senator from Missouri. 
Aten; village in Cedar County, Nebraska, named for John Aten, a State senator. 
Athens; cities in Clarke County, Georgia, and Menard County, Illinois; villages in 
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and Greene County, New York; county in Ohio; 
borough and township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania; and many other 
cities, towns, and villages. Named from the capital city of Greece. 
Athol; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, said to have been named for 
James Murray, second Duke of Athol. 
Atisowil; creek in Washington, emptying into Willapa Harbor. An Indian word, 
meaning ' ' bear river. ' ' 
Atkins; bay at the mouth of Kennebec River, Maine, named for an early land- 
owner. 
Atkins; peak m Yellowstone Park, named by the United States Geological Survey, 
for John D. C. Atkins, Indian commissioner. 
Atkinson; township and village in Henry County, Illinois, named for its founder, 
Charles Atkinson. 
Atkinson; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for Judge Atkinson, a prom- 
inent resident. 
