gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 161 
Hoppogue; village in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. A corruption of 
the original Indian name winganhappague, meaning "sweet water." 
Hoquiam; river and city in Chehalis County, Washington. From the Indian 
ho-qui-umptse, meaning. "hungry for wood;" the river being so called on account 
of the great amount of driftwood at its mouth. 
Horace; city in Greeley County, Kansas, named for Horace ( ireeley. 
Horicon; town in Warren County, New York, and lake and city in Dodge County, 
Wisconsin; an Indian derivation of unknown meaning. 
Hornby; town in Steuben County, New York, named for John Hornby, an early 
English landholder. 
Hornellsville; city in Steuben County, New York, named for its first settler, George 
Hornell. 
Hornersville; village in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for William H. Horner, 
its founder. 
Horry; county in South Carolina, named for Gen. Peter Horry. 
Horse; creek, a branch of Green River in Wyoming, which, at the time of receiving 
its name was the grazing ground of a herd of wild horses. 
Horseheads; town in Chemung County, New York, so named because at this point, 
during an expedition against the Indians, General Sullivan caused his pack 
horses to be killed and the heads piled up. 
Horton; city in Brown County, Kansas, named for Chief Justice A. H. Horton. 
Hortonville; village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named for its founder. 
Hosensack; creek in Pennsylvania. A German word meaning "breeches pocket," 
and so called by a hunter who became bewildered in its valley. 
Hosensack; village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, named from the creek. 
Hospital Creek; stream in Vermont, so named because of the hospital built upon 
its banks by General Gates. 
Hot Springs; county in Arkansas, so named for the famous springs formerly within 
its limits. 
Houghs; neck of land in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for Allerton 
Hough, one of the original settlers of Boston and a large landowner. 
Houghton; county in Michigan, named for Douglas Houghton, formerly State 
geologist. 
Houlton; town in Aroostook County, Maine, named for an early settler, Joseph 
Houlton. 
Hounsfield; town in Jefferson County, New York, named for Ezra Hounsfield, early 
proprietor. 
Housatonic; river in Massachusetts and Connecticut. From the Indian words 
wussi, "beyond," and adene, "mountain," meaning "beyond the mountain." 
According to other authorities, from the Indian words wassa, "proud," aton, 
"stream," and irk, from azhubic, meaning "rocks," the whole meaning "proud 
river flowing through the rocks." 
Housatonic; village in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named from the river. 
Houseville; village in Lewis County, New York, named for its founder, Eleazer 
House. 
Houston; county in Alabama, named for Gov. K. L. Houston of the State. 
Houston; village in Kent County, Delaware, named for John W. Houston. 
Houston; county in Georgia, named for John Houston, an early governor. 
Houston; county in Minnesota; cities in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, and Texas 
County, Missouri; county in Tennessee; and county, and city in Harris County, 
in Texas; and several other places; named generally for Gen. Samuel Houston, 
president of the Texas republic, and later United States Senator from the State 
of Texas. 
Houstonia; village in Pettis County, Missouri, named for Gen. Samuel Houston. 
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