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Author : William Bright
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1555663338
Third edition includes new cities and counties. An indispensable guide.
Author : Maxine Benson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002533729
When it came to labeling cities, towns, counties, crossroads, mining camps, rivers, forests, peaks, and passes, Colorado place namers looked to an array of sources for ideas. Many simply memorialized themselves and their families—Florence, Howard, Lulu City, Dacono (Daisy, Cora, and Nora combined)—or more well-known honorees—Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Montezuma, Ouray. Some paid homage to explorers, war heroes, politicians, railroad executives, plants, animals, or landforms. Still others went for the more unusual or creative—Boreas Pass bears the name of the Greek god of the North Wind; Egnar is range backwards; Kim was inspired by the Rudyard Kipling novel; Artesia was renamed Dinosaur in 1965 to capitalize on tourist traffic headed to nearby Dinosaur National Monument; Almont was named for a horse, Gulnare a cow. In 1001 Colorado Place Names, Maxine Benson scrutinizes the most popular, interesting , and unique place names in the state. She discusses how the chosen names originated and what changes they have undergone. Included are Colorado's 63 counties, 716 past and present settlements, and 56 "fourteeners" (peaks more than 14,000 feet in elevation) along with other places known for their historical, geographical, geological, or onomastic significance. Benson also provides pronunciation of unusual names, county locations, post office dates, population figures, and anecdotes galore. The result is a mosaic of information of Colorado history, ethnicity, families, events, politics, settlement patterns, and local lore. Combining previous place-name research and new findings, Benson takes us on a colorful, entertaining, and educational journey through cities and towns, across the plains, and over the mountains.
Author : John Frank Dawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : UOM:39015051116740
Author : Jim Flynn
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439658734
The origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state's formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community along the Arkansas River Cotopaxi, after a volcano in Ecuador. Rifle Creek and the town of Rifle earned their names thanks to a rifle left behind along the banks of the creek. Optimistic miners mistakenly believed Tarryall had an abundance of gold and thus named it as a place where prospectors could mine and tarry. And despite attempts by government officials to rename a small community along the I-70 corridor in western Colorado, locals refused to call it anything other than No Name. Learn these stories and more as author Jim Flynn unravels the intriguing origins of Centennial State place names.
Author : Sandy Nestor
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786493395
The American Indians have lost much of their land over the years, but their legacy is evident in the many places around the United States that have Indian names. Countless placenames have, however, been corrupted over time, and numerous placenames have similar spellings but different meanings. This reference work is a reprint in one combined volume of the two-volume set published by McFarland in 2003 and 2005. Volume One covers the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in the United States that have Indian names. It is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by city, town or village name. Additional data include population figures and county names. Probable Indian placenames with no certain origin also receive entries, and as much history as possible is provided about those locations. Volume Two covers more than 1400 rivers, lakes, mountains and other natural features in the United States with Indian names. It is arranged by state, and then alphabetically by natural feature. Counties are provided for most entries, with multiple counties listed for some entries where appropriate. In addition to name origins and meanings, geophysical data such as the heights of mountains and lengths of waterways are indicated.
Author : Will Croft Barnes
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1988-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0816510741
Will Croft Barnes (1858-1937) first came to Arizona as a cavalryman and went on to become a rancher, state legislator, and conservationist. From 1905 to 1935, his travels throughout the state, largely on horseback, enabled him to gather the anecdotes and geographical information that came to constitute Arizona Place Names. For this first toponymic encyclopedia of Arizona, Barnes compiled information from published histories, federal and state government documents, and reminiscences of "old timers, Indians, Mexicans, cowboys, sheep-herders, historians, any and everybody who had a story to tell as to the origin and meaning of Arizona names." The result is a book chock full of oddments, humor, and now-forgotten lore, which belongs on the night table as well as in the glove compartment. Barnes' original Arizona Place Names has become a booklover's favorite and is much in demand. The University of Arizona Press is pleased to reissue this classic of Arizoniana, which remains as useful and timeless as it was more than half a century ago.
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : UIUC:30112105068651
Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0806135980
This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0806305444
Author : Donald J. Orth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Alaska
ISBN : UOM:39015092889537
Each entry conforms to principles of U.S. Board on Geographic Names and lists location, brief history and meaning of name.
Author : John Everett-Heath
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1619 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780192556462
Every populated place, however small, has a name, and every name is chosen for a reason. This fascinating dictionary gives the history, meanings, and origin of an enormous range of country, region, island, city, and town names from across the world, as well as the name in the local language. It also includes key historical facts associated with many place names. Place-names are continually changing. New names are adopted for many different reasons such as invasion, revolution, and decolonization. This dictionary includes selected former names, and, where appropriate, some historical detail to explain the transition. The names of places often offer a real insight into the places themselves, revealing religious and cultural traditions, the migration of peoples, the ebb and flow of armies, the presence of explorers, local languages, industrial developments and topography. Superstition and legend can also play a part. All this fascinating detail is included in the Concise Dictionary of World Place Names. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary includes two appendices: a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place names and their meanings, and a list of personalities and leaders from all over the world who have influenced the naming of places. Containing over 10,000 names, from Aachen to Zyrardów, this is a unique and fascinating guide for geographers, travellers, and all with an interest in current world affairs.
Author : John W. Van Cott
Publisher : University of Utah Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0874803454
Utah toponyms, or place names. Where are they? What istheir history? Their importance? Over thousand toponyms are listed alphabetically, marking the passagesof peoples and cultures from earliest times.
Author : Erwin Gustav Gudde
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : California
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9783849675103
Place names in the United States are often taken from the European nation that first colonized the land. Many names that have been transferred from Britain, as is the case with Barnstable, Massachusetts and Danbury, Connecticut. Many others are of French origin, such as Detroit, Michigan, which was established along the banks of the river they called le détroit du lac Érié, meaning the strait of Lake Erie. Many in the former New Netherland colony are of Dutch origin, such as Harlem, Brooklyn and Rhode Island. Many place names are taken from the languages of native peoples. Specific (personal or animal) names and general words or phrases are used, sometimes translated and sometimes not. However complicated the tracing back of the place names was, this encyclopedia lists thousands and thousands of place names in the United States of America and provides valuable information as to the origin and the history of the name. A fantastic reference work for everyone interested in American history.
Author : Erwin G. Gudde
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520266193
This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.