sanmtt] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 199 
Qlanzanita; towns in Marin, San Diego, and Tehama counties, California, named 
from the extensive growths of manzanita brush. 
Maple Forest; town in Crawford County, Michigan, so named because of its beau- 
tiful forests of maple trees. 
Maquon; town in Knox County, Illinois. This name was given William Penn by 
the Indians because in his treaty with them on the hanks of the Delaware he 
used a quill pen, this word with them signifying "quill" or "feather." 
Marais; town in Orange County, Missouri. French word meaning ''swamp" or 
"marsh." 
Marais des Cygrnes; river in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. A French phrase 
meaning "swans' marsh." 
Marathon; town in Cortland Comity, New York, and county in Wisconsin, named 
from the battlefield in Greece. 
Marblehead; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, so named because of the por- 
phyry-colored rocks along the shore. 
Marcellus; towns in Cass County, Michigan, and Onondaga County, New York, 
named for the illustrious Roman, M. Claudius Marcel Ins. 
Marcus Hook; borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named for, but a cor- 
ruption of the name of, an Indian chief, Maarte, who lived in that section. 
Marcy; town in Oneida County, and mountain, in New York, named for a former 
governor, William L. Marcy. 
Mare; island in San Pablo Bay, California, said to be so named on account of a wild 
mare which formerly inhabited the island. 
Marengo; county in Alabama, and cities in McHenry County, Illinois, and Iowa 
County, Iowa, named from the battlefield of Italy. 
Margaretsville; town in Northampton County, North Carolina, named for Mrs. 
Margaret Ridley. 
Marg-aretville; village in Delaware County, New York, named for the owner of the 
land, Margaret Lewis, the daughter of Governor Morgan Lewis. 
Marias; river in Montana, named for Miss Maria Wood. 
Mariaville; town in Hancock County, Maine, named for the daughter of Mr. Bing- 
ham, a large land owner. 
Mariaville; town in Schenectady County, New York, named for the daughter of 
James Duane. 
Maricopa; county in Arizona, and town in Kern County, California, named from 
an Indian tribe. 
Marie Saline, towmship in Ashley County, Arkansas. From the French, marais 
saline, meaning "salt marsh." 
Maries; county, and city in same county, in Missouri, named for the Big and Little 
Maries rivers, which name is of French origin. 
Marietta; city in Washington County, Ohio, named for Queen Marie Antoinette of 
France. 
Marietta; town in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named for the wives of the two 
proprietors. 
Marilla; town in Erie County, New York, named for Mrs. Marilla Rogers, of Alden. 
Marin; county in California, named for the celebrated chief of the Lecatuit, or 
Likatuit, tribe. 
Marine; village in Madison County, Illinois, so named because settled by several 
sea captains from the east. 
Marine; village in Washington County, Minnesota, named for the Marine Lumber 
Company of Delaware and. Vermont, which settled the village. 
Marine City; city in St. Clair County, Michigan, so name* I because of its location 
on the St. Clair River. 
