gannktt.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 303 
Toulon; township and town in Shirk County, Illinois, named from a discontinued 
post-office in Tennessee. 
Towalig-a; river in Georgia, so named, it is claimed, because the Indians roasted tin- 
scalps of the whites upon its hanks. From towelaggie, meaning "roasted 
scalps." 
Towanda; village in McLean County, Illinois, and borough in Bradford County, 
Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "where we bury the dead." 
Tower; city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, named for the explorer of the Ver- 
million Iron Range. 
Tower City; town in Cass County, North Dakota, and borough in Schuylkill County, 
Pennsylvania, named for Charlemagne Tower. 
Towner; county in North Dakota, named for O. M. Towner, a member of the Terri- 
torial council. 
Towns; county in Georgia, named for George W. B. Towns, former governor of the 
State. 
Townsend; town in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for Samuel Townsend, a 
large land owner. 
{Townsend; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 
Townshend; town in Windham County, Vermont. Named for Charles Townshend, 
a member of the ministry during Governor Wentworth's term of office. 
Townsend; town in Broadwater County, Montana, named for an official of the 
Northern Pacific Railroad. 
Towson; town in Baltimore County, Maryland, named for the family of which (Jen. 
Nathan Towson was a member. 
Tracy; city in San Joaquin County, California, and village in Piatt ( Jounty, Missouri, 
named for an official of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. 
Traill; county in North Dakota, named for W. J. S. Trail, a representative of the 
Hudson Bay Company. 
Transylvania; county in North Carolina, so named on account of its geographical 
position — "beyond the forest." 
Trappe; borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, so named on account of 
the high steps which led up to one of the early taverns, designated by the Ger- 
man settlers as trcj>j>r. 
Travellers Rest; town in Greenville County, South Carolina, named for an inn 
situated there in early days. 
Traverse; county and lake in Minnesota; a translation of the Dakota (Sioux) name 
of the lake, referring to the transverse position of this long lake across the course 
of the neighboring long lakes — Big Stone and Lac qui Parle — and the Minnesota 
River. 
Traverse City; city in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. The name, meaning 
"lying across," was given by early French voyagers to an indentation of the 
coast line of Lake Michigan, which they were accustomed to cross from headland 
_to headland. 
Travis; county in Texas, named for Col. William B. Travis, one of Texas's most 
prominent men during its early days, who fell at the Alamo. 
Treadwell; bay in New York, named for Thomas Treadwell, an old resident. 
Treasury; mountain in Colorado, so named on account of the mines which it 
contains. 
Treg"o; towns in Los Angeles and San Joaquin counties, California, in the wheat- 
growing districts. The Spanish form of "wheat." 
Trego; county in Kansas, named for Edward P. Trego, captain Company II, Eighth 
Kansas Regiment, killed during the civil war. 
Trempealeau; county, and village in same county, in Wisconsin, named from the 
island in the Mississippi River. 
