Columbia County Place Names
Author | : Walter M. Brasch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Walter M. Brasch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Walter M. Brasch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1997-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780962461354 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Columbia County (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Abraham Howry Espenshade |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Allen Morris |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 2015-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1561648396 |
Many names of Florida places evoke fantastic images: Caloosahatchee, Okeechobee, Loxahatchee, Everglades, Miami—to mention only a few. Did you know that Florida's places were often named to honor prominent local citizens such as postmasters, landowners, or war heroes? Jacksonville, for example, was named for Florida's first American governor, Andrew Jackson. Later the state's interest in attracting new residents produced names that suggested pleasant places to live, such as Belle Glade and Avon-by-the-Sea. From Alachua (from the Seminole for "jug") to Zolfo Springs (from the Italian for "sulphur"), Florida Place Names delights and educates with a rich and varied offering of Florida lore.
Author | : Henry Gannett |
Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2017-08-24 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 3849675106 |
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 | : Robert E. Gard |
Publisher | : Wisconsin Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2015-09-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0870207083 |
“The names of places lie upon the land and tell us where we are or where we have been or where we want to go. And so much more.”—From the introduction Fifty years ago, educator and writer Robert E. Gard traveled across Wisconsin, learning the trivial, controversial, and landmark stories behind how cities, counties, and local places got their names. This volume records the fruits of Gard’s labors in an alphabetical listing of places from every corner of Wisconsin, and the stories behind their often-unusual names. Gard’s work provides an important snapshot of how Wisconsin residents of a bygone era came to understand the names of their towns and home places, many of which can no longer be found on any map. Celebrated rural historian Jerry Apps introduces this reprint of Gard’s work, saying that in “some ways The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names is a reference book, a place where you can go to learn a little more about your home town. But in many ways it is much more than that, for it includes the stories of places throughout the state, submitted by the people who knew them. It is a book where story, people, and place all come together.”
Author | : Henry Gannett |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780806305448 |
Author | : Henry Gannett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |