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 Marinette; county in Wisconsin, named for the daughter of an Indian chief, Marinette Jacobs, the name being a composite of the names Marie and Antoinette.

Marion; counties in Alabama and Arkansas; fort in Hamilton County, Florida; counties in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Oregon; county, and town in Marion County, in South Carolina; and counties in Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia;

Marionville; city Lawrence County, Missouri. Named for Gen. Francis Marion.

Mariposa; river, county, and town in same county in California, named for a flower which grows abundantly there. A Spanish word, meaning "butterfly."

Markleville; town in Madison County, Indiana, named for John Markle, who laid it out.

Marlboro; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, county in South Caroling, and ten other places; some are named from the town in Wilts County, England, and others for the Duke of Marlboro.

Marlin; town in Falls County, Texas, named for one of the first settlers.

Marlinton; village in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, named for an early settler.

Marlow; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named from the borough in England.

Marmiton; stream in Missouri. From the French word, marmiton, "scullion," from marmite, "pot" or "kettle."

Maroa; township and city in Macon County, Illinois, named from an Indian tribe.

Maroon; peak in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, so named on account of the peculiar color of the sandstone.

Marquam; village in Clackamas County, Oregon, named for P. A. Marquam, an old resident of Portland.

Marquette; city in McPherson County, Kansas, county, city in same county, and river in Michigan, county, and town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, named for the Jesuit Missionary Jacques Marquette.

Marseilles; city in Lasalle County, Illinois, and village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named from the city in France.

Marshall; county in Alabama, county, and city in Clark County, in Illinois, counties in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia, named for John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States.

Marshall; town in Boulder County, Colorado, named for Joseph M. Marshall, who discovered coal in that section.

Marshall; county in Kansas, named for Francis J. Marshall, member of the first Territorial legislature.

Marshall; county, and village in the same county, in Minnesota, named for Gen. William R. Marshall, governor of the State, 1866-1870.

Marshall; county in South Dakota, named for Thomas F. Marshall, Congressman from North Dakota.

Marshallton; village in Newcastle County, Delaware, named for John Marshall, who started the first rolling mill.

Marshalltown; city in Marshall County, Iowa, named for Chief Justice John Marshall.

Marshfield; town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, so named on account of its situation.

Marshfield; city in Webster County, Miseoiteh, named for the home of Daniel Webster.

Marshfield; town in Washington County, Vermont, named for Capt. Isaac Marsh, who purchased the town site from the Indians.

Marshfield; city in Wood County, Wisconsin, named for J. J. Marsh, of New York, who owned the greater part of the town. Another authority attributes the name to large areas of marshy land in the vicinity.