314 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Wallowa; county and river in Oregon. An Indian word meaning a tripod for hold- 
ing a fish trap in the water. 
Walnut; township and village in Bureau County, Illinois, so named from the large 
number of walnut trees within the limits. 
Walpack; township in Sussex County, New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "sud- 
den bend of a stream around the base of a rock." 
Walpole; town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, named for Sir Robert Walpole. 
Walpole; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named from the town in 
England. 
Walsenburg"; town in Huerfano County, Colorado, named for Fred WalsenJ a 
banker and old settler. 
Walsh; County in North Dakota, named for George H. Walsh. 
Walterboro; town in Colleton County, South Carolina, named for the Walter fam- 
ily, prominent residents of the State. 
Walthall; town in Webster County, Mississippi, named for Gen. Edward Walthall. 
Waltham; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, supposedly named from Wal- 
tham Abbey, England. 
Waltham; town in Addison County, Vermont, named from the city in Massachusetts. 
Walton; county in Florida, named for Colonel Walton, of Georgia. 
Walton; county in Georgia, named for George Walton, a signer of the Declaration 
of Independence. 
Walton; city in Harvey County, Kansas, named for a stockholder of the Atchison, 
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. 
Walton; town in Delaware County, New York, named for William Walton, a large 
land proprietor. 
Walworth; town in Wayne County, New York, and county in Wisconsin, named 
for Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth. 
Walworth; county in South Dakota, named from the county in Wisconsin. 
Wameg-o; city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, said to be so named because 
formerly there was no water in the village. An Indian word meaning "clear of 
springs." Other authorities say that it was named for an Indian chief whose 
name meant "running waters." 
Wamesit; village in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. From the Indian word 
wame, "all," or "whole," and auke, "place." 
Wampum; borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The name of the Indian 
shell money. 
Wanaque; river and valley in New Jersey. An Indian word meaning "sassafras 
place. ' ' 
Wanatah; town in Laporte County, Indiana, named from an Indian chief, whose 
name signified "he that charges on his enemies." 
Wangunbog; pond in Connecticut. An Indian word meaning "bent pond." 
Wapakoneta, village in Auglaize County, Ohio. An Indian w r ord meaning "clay 
river." 
Wapanucka; town in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Derived from Wappa- 
nocca, the name given the Delawares by other Indians, it signifying "East- 
landers." 
Wapato; village in Washington County, Oregon. The Indian designation of a 
bulbous root resembling a potato. 
Wapella; village in Dewitt County, Illinois, named for a chief of the Fox tribe, the 
name meaning "he who is painted white." 
Wapiti; village in Summit County, Colorado. An Indian word meaning "elk." 
JWappinger; creek and town in Dutchess County, New York; 
| Wappingers Falls; village in Dutchess County, New York. Named for an Indian 
' tribe. 
