Wyoming is the state that was named after a valley in Pennsylvania where an Indian massacre occurred. Wyoming is an Indian word for valley.
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The Indian chief was named Pontiac
The American Indian leader who came to be called Logan was born in Pennsylvania circa 1725. His father was a Cayuga Indian named Shikellamy. Shikellamy later renamed his son after James Logan -- a prominent Pennsylvanian and old friend. Logan grew up in Pennsylvania and came to view many whites as his friends. Chief among them was David Zeisberger, a missionary of the Moravian Church. Logan eventually married a Shawnee woman and moved to Ohio circa 1770.
California, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia all have towns named Dublin.
There are many things and places named after George Washington. Some of the places are Fort Washington, California, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Little Washington, Virginia, and Washington, Iowa. Some things named after him are Georgetown College, Washington College, Central Washington University, Mount Washington, and the George Washington Bridge.
William Henry Harrison and an Indian scout named Tecumseh were the most important leaders in the Northwest Territory.