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* [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey]]
* [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey]]
* [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey]]
* [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey]]
* [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]] ([[Earl of Perth|only half Scottish]]. The other half was originally the [[Lenape]] word "Ompoge", which meant "elbow", "point", or "bowl".)
* [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]] ([[Earl of Perth|only half Scottish]]<ref>Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, Dial Press, 1924 ed. Samuel Thornley, online version at http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/lhbtnbib:@field(TITLE+@od1(The+journal+of+Nicholas+Cresswell,+1774-1777+))</ref>. The other half was originally the [[Lenape]] word "Ompoge", which meant "elbow", "point", or "bowl".)


==New Mexico==
==New Mexico==

Revision as of 03:25, 15 August 2009

This is a list of names of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by Scottish emigrants or explorers.

Main article: Scottish place names in other countries

Unfortunately many of these placenames are now wrongly pronounced in the US e.g. Elgin wrongly pronounced "Eljin" in the US and correctly pronounced with the "g" as in give!

Alabama

Alaska

Note Minto is a native name, and not related to the place in Scotland of the same name.

Arizona

The University of Phoenix Stadium at Glendale, AZ

Arkansas

California

Loch Lomond, California

Colorado

Downtown Fraser, Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Dunedin, Florida's Scottish-American Society maintains Dunedin's Scottish heritage.

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

File:Elgin Watch Father Time.png
Elgin National Watch Company "Father Time" logo

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Town hall of Gretna, Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Maryland also has a Glen Burnie, a Glasgow and an Erskine, as well as numerous street names that are Scottish.

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Downtown Livingston, Montana
Lake McDonald, Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Melrose Art Center

New York

New York State Capitol Building in Albany, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of its time. Three teams of architects labored on it.

North Carolina

North Dakota

Abercrombie
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Perth

Ohio

Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio

Oklahoma

Duncan, OK

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

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Aberdeen, South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas

Utah

The Mormon Temple of Logan
Bryce, Bryce Canyon

Vermont

Virginia

Location of Jamestown, which although an English colony, was named after the King James, a Scotsman

Washington D.C.

Washington State

Tribute to Kurt Cobain in Aberdeen, Washington State. "Come as You Are" is a song by Nirvana.
Kenmore, Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

References

  1. ^ From Settlement to Suburb: The History of Edina, Minnesota by Paul Hesterman, Published by the Edina Historical Society, 1988
  2. ^ Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, Dial Press, 1924 ed. Samuel Thornley, online version at http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/lhbtnbib:@field(TITLE+@od1(The+journal+of+Nicholas+Cresswell,+1774-1777+))
  • Phillips, James W., Washington State Place Names, (Seattle, 1971)

2 The Surnames of Scotland - George F. Black

External links

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