In Search Of American Place Name Origins
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In Search Of American Place Name Origins
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Author : Abraham Resnick
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2012-03-06
In Search Of American Place Name Origins written by Abraham Resnick and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-06 with History categories.
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.
American Names A Guide To The Origin Of Place Names In The United States
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Author : Henry 1846-1914 Gannett
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-22
American Names A Guide To The Origin Of Place Names In The United States written by Henry 1846-1914 Gannett and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-22 with categories.
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.
American Place Names
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Author : George R. Stewart
language : en
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1970
American Place Names written by George R. Stewart and has been published by New York : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In dictionary format, the origins of 12,000 American place-names are given with information on their location.
A Place Called Peculiar
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Author : Frank K. Gallant
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-02-16
A Place Called Peculiar written by Frank K. Gallant and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-16 with History categories.
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
Peculiar Uncertain And Two Egg
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Author : Don Blevins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-06-01
Peculiar Uncertain And Two Egg written by Don Blevins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-01 with categories.
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.
The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The United States
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Author : Henry Gannett
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Release Date : 1973
The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The United States written by Henry Gannett and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Native American Place Names Of Connecticut
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Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
language : en
Publisher: Applewood Books
Release Date : 2001
Native American Place Names Of Connecticut written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow and has been published by Applewood Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
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.""
Interesting Place Names And History Of America
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Author : Emily Stehr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09-05
Interesting Place Names And History Of America written by Emily Stehr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-05 with categories.
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!
Lists Of United States Placename Etymology
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: University-Press.org
Release Date : 2013-09
Lists Of United States Placename Etymology written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by University-Press.org this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Toponymy of New Netherland, List of U.S. place names of French origin, List of Texas county seat name etymologies, Toponymy of Bergen, New Netherland, List of U.S. state name etymologies, List of place names in New England of aboriginal origin, Etymologies of place names in Hudson County, New Jersey, Scottish place names in the United States, List of U.S. place names of Spanish origin, Etymologies of place names in Chicago, Illinois, List of eponymous streets in New York City, Etymologies of place names in San Francisco, Etymologies of place names in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Etymologies of place names in Los Angeles, California, List of place names in New York of aboriginal origin, Lists of North American place name etymologies, Vlaie, List of U.S. place names connected to Sweden. Excerpt: Nieuw-Nederland, or New Netherland, was the seventeenth century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on northeastern coast of North America. The claimed territory were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to southern Cape Cod. Settled areas are now part of the Mid-Atlantic states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and southwestern Connecticut. There were small outposts in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Its capital, New Amsterdam, was located at the southern tip of the island of Manhattan on the Upper New York Bay. The most developed part of the province roughly corresponds to today's Greater New York Metro Area. Placenames in most cases had their roots in Dutch and the Algonquian languages, and occasionally the Iroquoian Mohawk. At the time of European settlement it was the territory of the various Native American groups. In many cases the names of the Natives Americans used today were taken from the word for the place they made their villages, or their sagamore. Both the Americans and the New...
Names On The Land
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Author : George R. Stewart
language : en
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Release Date : 2008-07-01
Names On The Land written by George R. Stewart and has been published by NYRB Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with History categories.
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.