188 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull, m 
Little Beaver; stream on the boundary between Pennsylvania and Ohio; transla- 
tion of the Delaware Indian name, tangamochke. 
Little Ferry; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, so named on account of the 
ferry at Overpeck Creek. 
Little Mountain; town in Newberry County, South Carolina, so named because it 
is situated near Little Mountain. 
Little River; county in Arkansas, named from the river which forms its northern 
boundary. 
Little Rock; city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, so named because it is built upon a 
bed of rock. 
Little Sioux; river in Iowa. A translation of the name originally given it by the 
French, petite riviere des Sioux. 
Little Tabeau; river in Missouri; the name is a corruption of the original French 
name, terre beau, ''beautiful land." 
Littleton; town in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for Richard S. Little. 
Littleton; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for George Littleton, 
a member of the British Parliament. 
Littleton; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for Col. Moses Little. 
Live Oak; county in Texas, named from the abundance of this species of oak. 
Livermore; town in Alameda County, California, named for a pioneer settler who 
owned the greater part of the valley. 
Livermore; town in Androscoggin County, Maine, named for Deacon Elijah Liver- 
more, an early settler. 
Livermore; town in Grafton County, New r Hampshire, named for a prominent res- 
ident family. 
Liverpool; village in Onondaga County, New York, and township in Medina 
County, Ohio, and seven other towns and villages, named from the city in 
England. 
Livingston; counties in Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri, named for Edward Living- 
ston, secretary of state under President Jackson. 
Livingston; county in Kentucky, parish in Louisiana, and county in New T York, 
named for Robert R. Livingston, a prominent politician. 
Livingston; city in Park County, Montana, named for Crawford Livingston, one 
of the proprietors of the town site. 
Livingston; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for a prominent 
resident family. 
Livonia; townships in Wayne County, Michigan, and Livingston County, New York, 
named from a province of Russia. 
Lizard; river in Iowa; the name is a translation of the Indian name, wassaka- 
pompah, "river with lizards." 
Llagas; post-office in Santa Clara County, California, A Spanish name meaning 
"wounds," a term frequently applied to the crucifixion. 
Llano; towns in Los Angeles and Sonoma counties, California, named from their 
location on level ground. A Spanish word meaning "plain." 
Llano; county and river in Texas, so called because of the level character of the 
land. 
Llano Estacado; an elevated plateau in northwest Texas and New Mexico; Span- 
ish words meaning "staked plain," applied to this plateau on account of the 
stake-like boles of the yucca plant which grows there. 
Loachapoka; town in Macon County, Alabama. An Indian word meaning "here 
terrapins are killed." 
Locke; town in Cayuga County, New T York, named for the philosopher, John Locke. 
Lock Haven; city in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, so named because of the two 
locks and a safe harbor near it. 
