[Footnote 3: Pittsburg: see map in paragraph 140.]
[Footnote 4: _Mayflower_: see paragraph 64.]
[Footnote 5: See map in paragraph 140.]
171. What the settlers named their town; the first Fourth of July
celebration; what Washington said of the settlers.--During the
Revolutionary War the beautiful Queen Mary of France was our firm
friend, and she was very kind and helpful to Dr. Franklin when he
went to France for us. A number of the emigrants had fought in the
Revolution, and so it was decided to name the town Marietta,[6] in
honor of the queen.
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