âDakotaâ is a word that means âallyâ and is likely derived from the Oceti ÅakowiÅ (the Seven Council Fires) - or main political units-of the Dakota people (sometimes referred to as the Sioux).
Not to be confused with The Hamptons. Hampton is a town in northeastern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 938 at the 2010 census increasing 7.2% since the 2000 census. The Town of Hampton is located in the northeast corner of Washington County.
Hampton, Virginia. On September 17, 1861, Mrs. Mary Smith Peake taught the first classes to African American children on the grounds of what is now Hampton University at Hampton Roads in Virginia under the shade of the Emancipation Oak. Hampton is an independent city in Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula.