282 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258, 
Sheridan; village in Lasalle County, Illinois, county in Kansas, town in Madison 
County, Montana, county in Nebraska, and county and mountain in Yellowstone 
Park, Wyoming, named for Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. 
Sherlock; township in Finney County, Kansas, named for a capitalist connected 
with the Santa Fe Railroad. 
Sherman; mountain in Idaho, county in Kansas, village in Wexford County, Michi- 
gan, and counties in Nebraska and Oregon, named for Gen. W. T. Sherman. 
Sherman; county, and city in Grayson County, Texas, named for Sidney Sherman, 
general of the Texas army, who raised the cry of "Remember the Alamo" at 
the battle of San Jacinto. 
Sherman; village in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Roger Sherman, a 
signer of the Declaration of Independence. 
Sherwood; village in Branch County, Michigan, named from the forest in England. 
Sheshequin; village in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 
' ' mysterious rattle. ' ' 
Shetucket; river in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "land between the 
rivers," or, according to another authority, "confluence of rivers." 
Shiawassee; county and river in Michigan. An Indian word meaning "straight 
running river." 
Shickshinny; borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, protected by a cordon of 
hills of five summits. An Indian word meaning "five mountains." 
Shields; river in Montana, named for a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
Shinnecock; village in Suffolk County, New York, named for an Indian tribe. 
Shinnston; town in Harrison County, West Virginia, named for the owners of the 
land upon which it was built, 
Shintaka; several marshes in Minnesota. An Indian word meaning "tamarack." 
Shippensburg-; borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, named for an early 
proprietor, Edward Shippen. 
Shippenville; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for Judge Shippen, 
of Meadville. 
Shirley; town in Piscataquis County, Maine, named from the town in England. 
{Shirley; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 
Shirley sburg-; borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Named for Gen. 
William Shirley, an early governor of Massachusetts. 
Shivwits; plateau in Arizona. An Indian word meaning "people of the springs." 
Shobonier; town in Fayette County, Illinois, named for an Indian chief. 
Shocco; creek in North Carolina, named for the Indian tribe Shoccoree. 
Shohokin; stream in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 
"where there is glue." 
SShohola; stream in Pike County, Pennsylvania; 
Shohola Falls; village in Pike County, Pennsylvania. An Indian word meaning 
"weak," "faint," or "distressed." 
Shope; lake in Wisconsin. An Indian w T ord meaning "shoulder." 
Shoreham; town in Addison County, Vermont, So named because located on the 
shores of Lake Champlain. 
Shoup; village in Lemhi County, Idaho, named for G. L. Shoup, United States 
Senator. 
Showers; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 
Shreveport; city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, named for Henry M. Shreve. 
Shrewsbury; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for George Talbot, 
Earl of Shrewsbury. 
Shrewsbury; town in Rutland County, Vermont, and several other towns and vil- 
lages, named from the city in England. 
