State Name Legends

Assignment: make up a funny legend to explain how a state got its name.



There once was a man who started a soda business. He made them in all sizes. The whole town loved them. One day he decided to make little soda cans, and everyone loved them. This man grew to be such a rich man that they named their state Minnesota. (sarah vandybogurt)

One day an old lady was skipping down a street. She was always asked what her name was. She told them that she didn't have a name. The state citizens decided to call the old skipping lady Mrs. Skippy. Years later she died. At her funeral, the President decided to give her land a name. He said, "In honor of Mrs. Skippy we shall now call this state Mississippi." (sarah vandybogurt)

A group of men saw a sign that said, "The first person to say, 'Oh, hi yo!' to one million people gets one million dollars. Well these men were really excited because they say "oh, hi yo!" naturally. Well the head guy did it and came back. When he got the million dollars he spend it all on making "Ohio" the state's name. (andrew wallace)

The first people to land in America were a man and his wife, Mary. When they reached the shore Mary asked her husband what they should call it. He said, "Mary, it's your land." Thinking he had said " Mary land", that is what she called it. (bre wallace)

There once was a lady who had a Yorkshire terrier who was about to have puppies. When the first one was born she thought,"A new Yorkie." So she named the state New York. (bre wallace)

Once a man walked into Subway. The lady asked, "Pepper or oregano?" The man said, "Oh, my land! Oregano!" The lady went back home and told her husband, "I didn't know this land was called Oregon." They were very important people, and once they started calling the land Oregon, the name stuck. (mike woodby)

Late in the 1700's, a rich man had an Indian servant come in. The Indian had a strange accent and bad grammar. He said, "message you sent," but stumbled on the last word and instead said, "message you sent- sent." The man was an American spy and was looking for an important message from an unnamed state and thought the Indian said, "Massachusetts sent." The name stuck. (mike woodby)

One day a man was moving to a different place. He wondered where he was until he saw someone. "What is this place?" he asked the lady. "Oh! Hi! Oh!" the lady said, looking surprised to see someone. "Thanks!" said the man as he traveled on. That is how Ohio was named. (tim beltran del rio)

Once there was a boy who wanted to name land that he claimed. He asked his mom and she said, "Misery!" because she was having a bad day. The boy thought she said "Missouri", and that is how he named Missouri. (mitchell galloway)

Once there was a man in the war. Team Alfa tried to sneak to the enemy's house. He realized that the land hadn't been explored. He asked his troops, "What should I name this new land?" At that time a machine gun went off. He thought they said "Michigan" and that's how Michigan got its name. (mitchell galloway)