Gannett] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATER. 41 
Beckwith; butte and town in Plumas County, California, and mountain in ( lolorado, 
named for Lieutenant Beck with, of the Pacific Railroad Exploring Expedition. 
Bedford; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for Wriothesley Russell, 
Duke of Bedford. 
Bedford; town in Westchester County, New York, named for Bedfordshire, England. 
Bedford; county, and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania, said by some to be' 
named from the county in England; by others it is thought that the name was 
given in honor of the Dukes of Bedford. 
Bedford; county, and village in same county, in Tennessee, named for Thomas Bed- 
ford. 
{Bedford; county in Virginia; 
Bedford City; town in Bedford County, Virginia. Named for John, Duke of Bed- 
ford. 
Bedloe; island in New York Harbor, named for Isaac Bedlow, its first proprietor. 
Bee; county in Texas, named for Bernard E. Bee, minister to Mexico in 1830. 
Beebe; town in White County, Arkansas, said to have been named for Roswell Beebe, 
an early settler. 
Beech; there are six post-offices named Beech in the country and thirty-six with vari- 
ous suffixes, the name being applied because of the widespread occurrence of 
this tree. 
Beech Creek; creek and borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. A translation 
of the Indian name sckauweminsch-hanna. 
Beecher City; village in Effingham County, Illinois, named for Charles A. Beecher, 
a railway solicitor. 
Beechy; cape in Alaska, named for Capt. F. W. Beechy, the navigator. 
Beekman; village in Dutchess County, New York, named for Henry Beekman, who 
owned a grant there in 1703. 
Beekmanton; town in Clinton County, New York, named for William Beekman, 
one of the original grantees. 
Bekuennesee; rapids in the Menominee River, Wisconsin. An Indian word, mean- 
ing "smoky falls." 
Belair; post villages in Richmond County, Georgia, and Plaquemines Parish, Louisi- 
ana; town in Harford County, Maryland, and village in Lancaster County, South 
Carolina. A French phrase, meaning "good air." 
Belchertown ; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Jonathan 
Belcher, one of the original grantees and one time governor of Massachusetts. 
Belen; town in Quitman County, Mississippi, named from the battle ground upon 
which Col. John A. Quitman fought during the Mexican war. 
Belew; town in Jefferson County, Missouri, named for Silas Belew, who owned 
property in the vicinity. 
Belfast; city in Waldo County, Maine, named by James Miller, an early settler, 
from his native city in Ireland. Numerous other places in the country bear this 
name. 
Belknap; township and village in Johnson County, Illinois, named for a prominenl 
railroad man. 
Belknap; county in New Hampshire. The origin of this name is in doubt, but by 
some the county is thought to have been named for Jeremy Belknap, who wrote 
a history of the State. 
Belknap; mount in Utah, named for AVilliam Worth Belknap, secretary of war 
under President Grant. 
Bell; county in Kentucky, named for Josh Bell. 
Bell; county in Texas, named for P. H. Bell, governor of the State in 1849-1857. 
Bellaire; city in Belmont County, Ohio, named for the town of Belair in Maryland. 
