Arkansas Place Names
Author | : Ernie Deane |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Arkansas |
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Author | : Ernie Deane |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Arkansas |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Geographic Names Information System |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Casper Branner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Arkansas |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Arkansas Research, Incorporated |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 573 |
Release | : 2003-01 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : 9781565462601 |
Author | : Henry Gannett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
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Author | : Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Arkansas |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Daniel Boice |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781467155632 |
The History Behind the Names The place names of Arkansas reflect four centuries of settlement and human response to the state's unique geography. Each new group of settlers brought their own rich memories, heritage and hopes for a better life, all of which manifested in the names of the places they encountered and the towns that grew. Merchants and businessmen (and women), especially railroad officials, eagerly attached their own names to the new stations and towns that sprang up in the late nineteenth century, while bureaucratic bumbles and confused legends led to unique names. And all the while, irrepressible humor combined with local patois to generate names like Greasy Corner, Oil Trough, Pig Eye, and Smackover. Arkansas place names provide a rich treasury for residents and visitors seeking to better know the history and popular culture of the Bear State.
Author | : Maxine Benson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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 | : Frank K. Gallant |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2012-02-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0486483606 |
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