Thompson states that "it derives its name from a place called Altrincham, in Cheshire, Eng.
Red Rock, another historic locality, derives its name from a painted rock which seems to have been held in great reverence by the Sioux Indians.
It derives its name from a rapid in the Mississippi river, formed by the extension across the river of the slate stone ledges of the St. Louis.
It derives its name from a bay indenting the western shore of Lake St. Croix.
It derives its name from a beautiful clear lake on the western boundary near Clear Lake village.
The Atropa Mandragora derives its name from Atropos, the eldest of the all-powerful Parcae, the arbiters of the life and death of mankind.
The Cistus, according to Cassianus Bassus, derives its name from a Grecian youth named Kistos.
Cleaveland county was formed in 1841, from Lincoln and Rutherford counties and derives its name from Col.
Shelby, the capital of this county, derives its name from Col.
The Lateran derives its name from a rich patrician family, whose estates were confiscated by Nero, when their head, Plautius Lateranus, was put to death for taking part in the conspiracy of Piso.
It derives its name from Margaret of Austria, daughter of Charles V.
Maria in Portico, derives its name from a picture of the Virgin, attributed to Simone Memmi, which stood in the portico of the old basilica; it contains, besides several statues from the magnificent monument of Nicholas V.
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