UNnett] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATER. l8l 
Lang-don; town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, named for Governor John 
Langdon. 
Lang-ford; mountain in Yellowstone Park, named for the firsl superintendenl of the 
park, Nathaniel Pitt Langford. 
[Lang-horne; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; 
iLanghorne Manor; borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Named for Jere- 
^ miah Langhorne, an early settler and prominent in State politics. 
Langlade; county in Wisconsin, named for the first white settler in the State. 
L'Ang-uille; stream and township in Arkansas. French words meaning "the eel." 
Lanier; town in Bryan County, Georgia, named for Clement Lanier. 
Lansingburg; town in Rensselaer County, New York, named for Abraham bare 
sing, its founder. 
La Panza; town in San Luis Obispo County, California. A Spanish name meaning 
"the belly." 
La Patera; town in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning 
"the goblet," 
Lapeer; county, and city in same county, in Michigan. A corruption of the French 
lapierre, meaning "the flint," 
Lapile; stream, and town in Union County, Arkansas. French words meaning 
" the pier." 
La Pita; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish name meaning "the 
agave" or "the aloe," a common desert plant, 
La Plata; county in Colorado, which contains the Sierra La Plata, and river in the 
same State. A Spanish name meaning " mountain of silver." 
La Playa; village in Santa Barbara County, California. A Spanish word meaning 
"shore" or "strand," and given to this village on account of its location on the 
Pacific coast, 
Lapompique; branch of the Aroostook River, Maine. An Indian word meaning 
"rope stream." 
Laporte; county in Indiana. A French name meaning "the door" or "the open- 
ing" between two stretchesof forest connecting two prairies. 
Laporte; borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, named for a French family 
who were large land owners. 
[Ja Presa; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "the 
prize." 
La Punta; town in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "the 
point." 
Lapwai; town in Nez Perces County, Idaho. An Indian word meaning "place of 
division," or "boundary." 
Laramie; village in Shelby County, and river in Ohio, named for Peter Laramie, a 
French Canadian trader. 
Laramie; county, and city and peak in Albany County, in Wyoming, and river in 
Colorado and Wyoming, named for Jacques Laramie, a French fur trader. 
Laredo; city in Webb County, Texas, named from the seaport town in Spain. 
Laribee; town in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 
Larimer; county in Colorado, named for Gen. William Larimer, an early pioneer 
in Colorado and Nebraska. 
Larimore; township and city in (band Forks County, North Dakota, named for 
N. G. Larimore, a proprietor. 
Larned; city in Pawnee County, Kansas, named for Gen. B. F. Larned. 
La Rocha; town in San Diego County, California. From the Spanish hi roca, mean- 
ing "the bluff." 
Larrabee; town in Cherokee County, Iowa, named for < rovernor William Larrabee. 
Larue; county in Kentucky, named for John La Rue, an early settler. 
