In Search Of American Place Name Origins

Author : Abraham Resnick
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469758053

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In Search of American Place-Name Origins by Abraham Resnick Pdf

A compilation of fascinating and interest-arousing United States place-name origins and their meanings. The thoroughly researched content includes such naming factors and sources as 1) names of historical events and person note 2) geographic features as determiners 3) Native Americans (Indians) 4) foreign language derivations 5) commemorative and commendatory 6) national and ethnographic 7) literary influences 8) unknown beginnings 9) possessive and personal 10) religious, mythical and classical 11) manufactured and contrived 12) humorous and odd.

Author : Henry 1846-1914 Gannett
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022890069

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American Names, a Guide to the Origin of Place Names in the United States by Henry 1846-1914 Gannett Pdf

Why is there a town called 'Intercourse' in Pennsylvania? Who named 'Paint Rock' in Texas? This comprehensive guide offers fascinating insight into the origins of place names across the United States, tracing the linguistic, historical, and cultural roots of each. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015009159701

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American Place-names by George R. Stewart Pdf

In dictionary format, the origins of 12,000 American place-names are given with information on their location.

Author : Abraham Resnick
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1469758075

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In Search of American Place-Name Origins by Abraham Resnick Pdf

A compilation of fascinating and interest-arousing United States place-name origins and their meanings. The thoroughly researched content includes such naming factors and sources as 1) names of historical events and person note 2) geographic features as determiners 3) Native Americans (Indians) 4) foreign language derivations 5) commemorative and commendatory 6) national and ethnographic 7) literary influences 8) unknown beginnings 9) possessive and personal 10) religious, mythical and classical 11) manufactured and contrived 12) humorous and odd.

Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0806305444

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The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett Pdf

Author : Frank K. Gallant
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486483603

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A Place Called Peculiar by Frank K. Gallant Pdf

From Bug Tussle, Alabama, to Donnybrook, New York, this pop-culture history offers a highly entertaining survey of America's most unusual place-names and their often-humorous origins. The author traveled the country, recording the best stories and legends he encountered. The only nationwide survey of its kind, it's a great browsing book with a state-by-state format for easy reference

Author : Don Blevins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0756755700

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Peculiar, Uncertain, and Two Egg by Don Blevins Pdf

This fascinating book, the result of many years of research, is a collection of more than 3,000 odd town names and their origins. If you start looking, you will find that America is filled with towns with fascinating monikers. For instance, there is a small town called Two Egg in the Florida panhandle, which received its name from the time a store opened there and the first customer walked in and asked for "two eggs." The list goes on and on, including stories of such intriguing places as Peculiar, Uncertain, Embarrass, Baby Head, Coupon, Gnaw Bone, Goose Egg, Total Wreck, and Welfare. How charming to know that just a few miles from the Interstate lies a tiny hamlet by the name of Hot Coffee or Pancake. Maps.

Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1340954966

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The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9781557095404

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Native American Place Names of Connecticut by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow Pdf

This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Connecticut cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The Pequots and Mohegans formed the majority of Connecticut Natives, occupying the territory from Narraganset to the Hudson River, along the Connecticut shore, and including Long Island. The Mystic River gets its name from Mistick meaning ""great tidal river.""

Author : Erwin Gustav Gudde
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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1000 California Place Names by Erwin Gustav Gudde Pdf

"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.

Author : Erwin Gustav Gudde
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : California
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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California Place Names by Erwin Gustav Gudde Pdf

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Massachusetts
ISBN : 9781557095428

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Native American Place Names of Massachusetts by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow Pdf

This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Massachusetts cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The current state of Massachusetts retains the name of the once inhabiting tribe, although its people were decimated by illness and disorganized by warfare around 1617. Massachusetts is a word meaning ""a hill in the form of an arrow-head.""

Author : William Bright
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520212718

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1500 California Place Names by William Bright Pdf

This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or as geographical features of the state, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish, such as Bodega and Chamisal, or Native American, like Aguanga and Siskiyou. Map.

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher : NYRB Classics
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1590172736

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Names on the Land by George R. Stewart Pdf

George R. Stewart’s classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nation’s peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewart’s intimate knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and delightful window on American history and social life. Names on the Land is a fascinating and fantastically detailed panorama of language in action. Stewart opens with the first European names in what would later be the United States—Ponce de León’s flowery Florída, Cortés’s semi-mythical isle of California, and the red Rio Colorado—before going on to explore New England, New Amsterdam, and New Sweden, the French and the Russian legacies, and the unlikely contributions of everybody from border ruffians to Boston Brahmins. These lively pages examine where and why Indian names were likely to be retained; nineteenth-century fads that gave rise to dozens of Troys and Athens and to suburban Parksides, Brookmonts, and Woodcrest Manors; and deep and enduring mysteries such as why “Arkansas” is Arkansaw, except of course when it isn’t. Names on the Land will engage anyone who has ever wondered at the curious names scattered across the American map. Stewart’s answer is always a story—one of the countless stories that lie behind the rich and strange diversity of the USA.

Author : Emily Stehr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 172010557X

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Interesting Place Names and History of America by Emily Stehr Pdf

Interesting Place Names and History of America Toad Suck, Arkansas? Treasure Island, Florida? Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaug Lake, Massachusetts? Satan Pass, New Mexico? Bad Wound, South Dakota? Gun Barrel City, Texas?Walla Walla, Washington? If you are wondering where these names came from, this is the book for you! Other interesting place names included, plus interesting history of America!