Colorado Place Names
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1001 Colorado Place Names
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Author : Maxine Benson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
1001 Colorado Place Names written by Maxine Benson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
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.
Place Names In Colorado
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Author : John Frank Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
Place Names In Colorado written by John Frank Dawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Names, Geographical categories.
Colorado Place Names
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Author : Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Colorado Place Names written by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Colorado categories.
Colorado Place Names
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Author : William Bright
language : en
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Colorado Place Names written by William Bright and has been published by Big Earth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Third edition includes new cities and counties. An indispensable guide.
Colorado Place Names
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Author : Arvid D. Blecha
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987*
Colorado Place Names written by Arvid D. Blecha and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987* with Colorado categories.
Colorado Place Names
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Author : George R. Eichler
language : en
Publisher: Johnson Books
Release Date : 1977
Colorado Place Names written by George R. Eichler and has been published by Johnson Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Travel categories.
A Compendium Of Curious Colorado Place Names
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Author : Jim Flynn
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-12-05
A Compendium Of Curious Colorado Place Names written by Jim Flynn and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with Photography categories.
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.
Place Names In Colorado
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Author : Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Place Names In Colorado written by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Names, Geographical categories.
Place Names In Colorado
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Author : Golden Bell Press
language : en
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Place Names Of Colorado
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Author : Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Place Names Of Colorado written by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Colorado categories.