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John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author.Following his return to England from a life as a soldier of fortune and as a slave, [1] he played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, in the early 17th century.
Potomac: From the Patowamek tribe noted by Captain John Smith. [21] Republican: Named for the Pawnee band known as "the Republicans". Rio Grande: Spanish for "big river". Saint-Laurent: French for Saint Lawrence. Saskatchewan: From the Cree term Cree kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, meaning "swift flowing river".
Captain John Smith's 1608 map "Potomac" is a European spelling of Patawomeck , the Algonquian name of a Native American village on its southern bank. [ 13 ] Native Americans had different names for different parts of the river, calling the river above Great Falls Cohongarooton , meaning "honking geese" [ 14 ] [ 15 ] and "Patawomke" below the ...
Idlewild Airport is now John F. Kennedy International Airport. [64] New Amsterdam (17th century) is now New York. [65] Blackwell's Island became Welfare Island in 1921, and is now Roosevelt Island. [66] Blythebourne is now Borough Park, Brooklyn. [67] Brooklyn Village is now Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. [68] Boswijck is now Bushwick, Brooklyn. [69]
Smith in 1921 Chief John Smith Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. It is thought that Smith was born between 1822 and 1826. [citation needed] Some sources place his birth as early as 1787, which would have made him 137 years old when he died of pneumonia on February 6, 1922. [1]
After two years as assistant general manager under John Butler, Smith was the general manager of the Chargers from 2003-12, a span that saw them go 95-65 and make the playoffs five times.
Paul Smith, Gen. Charles Young, Fort Courage, or Fort Central Texas. How will the renaming work? Renaming Fort Hood will cost about $1,539,000, according to estimates from the commission.
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