gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 197 
Malaga; towns in Gloucester County, New Jersey, mid Monroe County, Ohio, named 
from Malaga in Spain. 
Malcom; town in Poweshiek County, Iowa, named for an early Scotch settler. 
Maiden; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the borough of 
Maldon in England. 
Malheur; river and county in Oregon. A French word meaning "misfortune." 
Malmaison; village in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, named forachateau in France. 
Malta; towns in Saratoga County, New York, and Morgan County, Ohio, named 
from the island in the Mediterranean Sea. 
Malvern; town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, named from Malvern Hill in 
Virginia. 
Malvern; towns in Emanuel County, Georgia, and Carroll County, Ohio, and 
borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania; 
Malvern Hill; watering place in Henrico County, Virginia. Named, directly or 
indirectly, from the watering place in England. 
Mamajuda; island in the Detroit River, Michigan, named for an Indian squaw. 
Mamakating; town in Sullivan County, New York, named for an Indian chief. 
Mamaroneck; town in Westchester County, New York, named for an Indian chief. 
Mammoth; cave in Kentucky, so named on account of its great size. 
Manada; stream in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 
"island." 
Manahan; stream in York County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 
"where liquor has been drunk." 
Manahawkin; town in Ocean County and creek in New Jersey. An Indian name 
meaning "good corn land," and applied to this section on account of the pro- 
ductiveness of the land. 
Manalapan; river in New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "good bread" or 
"good country." 
Manan; islands on the coast of Maine. The Indian word for island. 
Manasquan; village in Monmouth County, New Jersey. An Indian word, origin- 
ally wanasqucm, meaning a "point" or "top." 
Manatawny; branch of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. Derived from the 
Delaware Indian word menhaltanink, "here we drank" (liquor). 
Manatee; county, town in same county, and river in Florida, so named because the 
sea cow T or manatee is found on the coast. 
Manaticut; river in Massachusetts, named from the Indian, and probably meaning 
"place of observation." 
Manato-Kikewe; stream in Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning " stooping spirit 
river." 
Manayunk; substation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word 
meaning "place where we drank." 
Mancebona; village in Antrim County, Michigan, named for the youngest daughter 
of Perrig Andress, the first settler. 
Manchester; city in Delaware County, Iowa. From "Chesterman," the name of 
the original proprietor. 
Manchester; town in Essex County, Massachusetts; city in Hillsboro County, New 
Hampshire; village in Ontario County, New York, and town in Chesterfield 
County, Virginia; named from the city in England. 
Mandan; city in Morton County, North Dakota, named for the Indian tribe. 
Mandarin; town in Duval County, Florida, so named because its chief orange crop 
is of this species. 
Mandeville; town in St, Tammany Parish, Louisiana, named tor Mandeville de 
Marigny, a descendant of the French officer of the first colonization. 
