jannktt] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 183 
Capt. James Lawrence, of the battle with the British on Lake Erie in the wai 
of 1812. 
Lawrence; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 
Lawrence; city in Douglas County, Kansas, named for Amos Lawrence, of Boston. 
Lawrence; city in Essex County, Massachusetts, namedforHon. Abbott Lawrence, 
of Boston. 
Lawrence: county in South Dakota, named for John Lawrence, a former member of 
State legislature. 
Lawrenceburg-; city in Dearborn County, Indiana, named for the wife of Captain 
Vance, whose maiden name was Lawrence. 
Lawrenceburg-; town in Lawrence County, Tennessee; 
Lawrenceville; town in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and city in Lawrence County, 
Illinois. Named for Capt. James Lawrence. 
Lawson; village in Clear Creek County, Colorado, named for Alexander Lawson, 
keeper of a wayside inn. 
Lawton; village in Van Buren County, Michigan, named for Nathaniel Lawton, who 
donated the right of way to the Michigan Central Railroad. 
Lead; city in Lawrence County, South Dakota; 
Lead Hill; town in Davidson County, North Carolina; 
Leadville; city in Lake County, Colorado. So named on account of the species of 
ore found within their limits. 
Leadbetter; point in Shoal water Bay, Washington, named for Lieutenant Lead- 
better, United States Army. 
Leake; county in Mississippi; 
Leakesville; town in Greene County, Mississippi. Named for the Hon. Walter 
Leake, an early governor of the State. 
Leaksville; village in Rockingham County, North Carolina, named for a prominent 
resident. 
Leakton; village in Newton County, Georgia, named for the man who kept the 
village store in early times. 
Leavenworth; town in Crawford County, Indiana, named for the proprietors, 
S. M. and Z. Leavenworth. 
Leavenworth; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Gen. Henry 
Leavenworth, for whom Fort Leavenworth is named. 
Lebanon; city in Marion County, Kentucky, village in Warren County, Ohio, and 
town in Wilson County, Tennessee, so named because of the abundance of cedar 
trees. A Semitic word, meaning "whitish." 
Lebanon; county, and city in same county, in Pennsylvania. This name, either 
alone or with suffixes, is borne by many places in the United States, being trans- 
ferred from the mountain in Palestine. 
Lebo; city in Coffey County, Kansas, named for an early settler. 
Leboeuf; township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, named from the creek which was 
so named by the French on account of the number of buffalo found upon its 
banks. 
Le Claire; town in Scott County, Iowa, named for Antoine Le Clair, the French 
founder of Davenport. 
Lecompton; city in Douglas County, Kansas, named for Judge D. S. Lecompte, 
chief justice of the Territory. 
Leconte; mountain in Tennessee, named for Joseph Leconte, a geologist. 
Ledyard; town in New London County, Connecticut, named for Col. William Led- 
yard, of the State militia. 
Ledyard; town in Cayuga County, New York, named for Benjamin Ledyard, agent 
for the disposal of the lands of the military tract. 
