Kentucky Place Names
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Kentucky Place Names
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Author : Robert M. Rennick
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2013-04-06
Kentucky Place Names written by Robert M. Rennick and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-06 with Reference categories.
" From the wealth of place names in Kentucky, Rennick has selected those of some 2,000 communities and post offices. These places are usually the largest, the best known, or the most important as well as those with unusual or inherently interesting names. Including perhaps one-fourth of all such places known in the state, the names were chosen as a representative sample among Kentucky's counties and sections. Kentucky Place Names offers a fascinating mosaic of information on families, events, politics, and local lore in the state. It will interest all Kentuckians as well as the growing number of scholars of American place names.
Place Names Of Pike County Kentucky
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Author : Robert M. Rennick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Place Names Of Pike County Kentucky written by Robert M. Rennick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Names, Geographical categories.
From Red Hot To Monkey S Eyebrow
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Author : Robert M. Rennick
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-04-23
From Red Hot To Monkey S Eyebrow written by Robert M. Rennick and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-23 with Social Science categories.
" Of course you'll find Paradise in Kentucky, but it's only one of the many unusual place names in the Commonwealth. Meeting these names for the first time, visitors and residents alike assume that some clever or funny stories lie behind them. So they ask, how did Elkhorn Creek get its name? Were the roads to Red River really Hell each way? Did bugs really tussle in Monroe County? Why was everyone whooping for Larry? To be hospitable and helpful, Kentuckians have come up with convincing—if not always truthful—answers to these and other questions about how places got their names. Some of these stories were clearly not intended to be believed, though a few of them have been anyway. From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow presents some of the classic accounts of Kentucky's oddest place names. Complete with map, index, and humorous drawings by Linda Boileau, this handy guide is a delight.
German Family Names In Kentucky Place Names
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Author : John Leighly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
German Family Names In Kentucky Place Names written by John Leighly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with German language categories.
In Kentucky, as elsewhere in the United States, both natural and cultural features of the landscape often bear names that are borrowed family names; approximately half of the specific elements in Kentucky's place names are family names. Most names in such a detailed list as Field's are "little" names, to use the late George R. Stewart's appropriate term: names of minor features, little known beyond neighborhoods, and recorded only on large-scale maps. persons commemorated in such place names were almost all local residents or others associated with the localities at the time when the names were given, but otherwise unknown. Usually they were pioneer settlers, and their identities may be forgotten in their old neighbourhoods unless they have left descendants still living there
From Red Hot To Monkey S Eyebrow
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Author : Darrel E. Bigham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-07-24
From Red Hot To Monkey S Eyebrow written by Darrel E. Bigham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07-24 with History categories.
Darrel Bigham examines these towns and villages from the 1790s, when the first settlements appeared, to the 1920s, when the modern pattern of life associated with automobiles, economic upheaval, and mass culture emerged.
The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The United States
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Author : Henry Gannett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1902
The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The United States written by Henry Gannett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1902 with Names, Geographical categories.
Bibliography Of Place Name Literature
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Author : Richard Burl Sealock
language : en
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association
Release Date : 1982
Bibliography Of Place Name Literature written by Richard Burl Sealock and has been published by Chicago : American Library Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
The Kentucky Encyclopedia
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Author : John E. Kleber
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date :
The Kentucky Encyclopedia written by John E. Kleber and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
The Kentucky Encyclopedia's 2,000-plus entries are the work of more than five hundred writers. Their subjects reflect all areas of the commonwealth and span the time from prehistoric settlement to today's headlines, recording Kentuckians' achievements in art, architecture, business, education, politics, religion, science, and sports. Biographical sketches portray all of Kentucky's governors and U.S. senators, as well as note congressmen and state and local politicians. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in the lives of such figures as Carry Nation, Henry Clay, Louis Brandeis, and Alben Barkley. The commonwealth's high range from writers Harriette Arnow and Jesse Stuart, reformers Laura Clay and Mary Breckinridge, and civil rights leaders Whitney Young, Jr., and Georgia Powers, to sports figures Muhammad Ali and Adolph Rupp and entertainers Loretta Lynn, Merle Travis, and the Everly Brothers. Entries describe each county and county seat and each community with a population above 2,500. Broad overview articles examine such topics as agriculture, segregation, transportation, literature, and folklife. Frequently misunderstood aspects of Kentucky's history and culture are clarified and popular misconceptions corrected. The facts on such subjects as mint juleps, Fort Knox, Boone's coonskin cap, the Kentucky hot brown, and Morgan's Raiders will settle many an argument. For both the researcher and the more casual reader, this collection of facts and fancies about Kentucky and Kentuckians will be an invaluable resource.
Our Storehouse Of Missouri Place Names
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Author : Robert L. Ramsay
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 1973
Our Storehouse Of Missouri Place Names written by Robert L. Ramsay and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with History categories.
This bulletin is one in a series published by the College of Arts and Science in which pertinent and interesting information that has been collected and analyzed in the research activities of regular departments of the College is made available to the public. The study of Missouri place names has been a project of Professor Robert L. Ramsay of the Department of English for a number of years. He has directed a series of eighteen masters theses in the field, and as a result of the research conducted by his students and through his own activities, a master file of Missouri place names has been prepared. This bulletin is only a sample of the information that has been collected and classified. The College of Arts and Science is making it available to the citizens of the State at a nominal price so that the public can have some knowledge and appreciation of this interesting and worthwhile study. The bulletin records a very significant part of our history and culture.
The Study Of Place Names
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Author : Ronald L. Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Study Of Place Names written by Ronald L. Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Names, Geographical categories.