gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 225 
Niagara Falls; city in Niagara County, New York, named from the celebrated falls 
on the Niagara River. 
Niantic; river, village, and bay in New London County in Connecticut. An Indian 
word meaning "at the point of land on a tidal river." 
Nicholas; county in Kentucky, named for Col. George Nicholas, a Revolutionary 
officer. 
Nicholas; county in West Virginia, named for an early governor, W. C. Nicholas. 
Nicholas; village in Wasco County, Oregon, named for an early settler. 
Nicholasville; city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, named for Col. George Nich- 
olas, a Revolutionary officer. 
Nicholville; village in St. Lawrence County, New York, named for E. S. Nichols, 
an agent of the proprietor. 
Nickerson; city in Nickerson County, Kansas, named for Thomas Nickerson, an 
officer of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. 
Nicollet; county, and village in same county, in Minnesota, named for Joseph Nicho- 
las Nicollet, a French explorer, and cartographer. 
Nicomanchee ; very dark stream in Washington. An Indian word meaning 
"shadowy water." 
Nigger Baby Hill; mining camp in Dolores County, Colorado, so named because 
of the large amount of black oxide of manganese found in the outcrop. 
Nilaks; mountain in Oregon. Derived from the Indian word, nilakshi meaning 
"daybreak." 
Ninety-six; town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, so named because it was 
96 miles from the Cherokee Indian trading town of Keowee. 
Ninevah; township in Johnson County, Indiana, and six other places, bear the 
name of the ancient capital of Assyria. 
Niobrara; river, and village in Knox County, in Nebraska. An Indian word mean- 
ing "broad water," or "running water." 
Nippenose; creek and valley in Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning "like 
summer," or "where cold does not penetrate." 
Nishnabotna; river in Iowa, and village in Atchison County, Missouri. An Indian 
word meaning "canoe-making river." 
Niskayuna; town in Schenectady County, New York. An Indian word meaning 
"extensive corn flats." 
Nitro; town in Contra Costa County, California, named from the nitroglycerin 
works within its limits. 
Niwot; village in Boulder County, Colorado. The Indian name for Left Hand 
Creek. 
Noank; village in New London County, Connecticut. Derived from the Indian 
word, nayang, "point of land." 
Noble; county in Indiana, named for Noah Noble, an early governor. 
Noble; county in Ohio, named for James Noble, an early settler. 
Noble; county in Oklahoma, named for John Noble, at one time Secretary of the 
Interior. 
Nobles; county in Minnesota, named for Col. William H. Nobles, a member of the 
Minnesota Territorial legislature. 
Noblesboro; town in Lincoln County, Maine, named for James Noble, an early 
settler. 
Noblesville; city in Noble County, Indiana, named for Noah Noble, an early 
governor. 
Nockamixon; township and village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; a Delaware 
Indian word meaning " where tliere are three houses." 
Nodoway; county and river in Missouri. An Algonquian Indian word signifying 
"snakes," and, figuratively, "aliens" or "enemies." 
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