New York Geographic Names

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New York Geographic Names

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Author : Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981

New York Geographic Names written by Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Geographic Names and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Names, Geographical categories.

Aboriginal Place Names Of New York

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Author : William Martin Beauchamp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907

Aboriginal Place Names Of New York written by William Martin Beauchamp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with History categories.

Classical Place Names In New York State

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Author : William R. Farrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Classical Place Names In New York State written by William R. Farrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Names, Geographical categories.

Explores connectons between contemporary New York State and its history, language and mythological heritage.--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Names Of New York

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Author : Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 2021-04-13

Names Of New York written by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-13 with History categories.

"A casually wondrous experience; it made me feel like the city was unfolding beneath my feet.” —Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror In place-names lie stories. That’s the truth that animates this fascinating journey through the names of New York City’s streets and parks, boroughs and bridges, playgrounds and neighborhoods. Exploring the power of naming to shape experience and our sense of place, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro traces the ways in which native Lenape, Dutch settlers, British invaders, and successive waves of immigrants have left their marks on the city’s map. He excavates the roots of many names, from Brooklyn to Harlem, that have gained iconic meaning worldwide. He interviews the last living speakers of Lenape, visits the harbor’s forgotten islands, lingers on street corners named for ballplayers and saints, and meets linguists who study the estimated eight hundred languages now spoken in New York. As recent arrivals continue to find new ways to make New York’s neighborhoods their own, the names that stick to the city’s streets function not only as portals to explore the past but also as a means to reimagine what is possible now.

Manhattan To Minisink

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Author : Robert S. Grumet
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2013-06-26

Manhattan To Minisink written by Robert S. Grumet and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Drivers exiting the New Jersey Turnpike for Perth Amboy, and map readers marveling at all the places in Pennsylvania named Lackawanna, need no longer wonder how these names originated. Manhattan to Minisink provides the histories of more than five hundred place names in the Greater New York area, including the five boroughs, western Long Island, the New York counties north of the city, and parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Robert S. Grumet, a leading ethnohistorian specializing in the region’s Indian peoples, draws on his meticulous research and deep knowledge to determine the origins of Native, and Native-sounding, place names. Grumet divides his encyclopedic entries into two parts. The first comprises an alphabetical listing of nearly 340 Indian place names preserved in colonial records, located by county and state. Each entry includes the name’s language of origin, if known, and a brief discussion of its etymology, including its earliest known occurrence in written records, the history of its appearance on maps, and the name’s current status. The book’s second section presents nearly 200 place names that, though widely believed to be of Indian origin, are “imports, inventions, invocations, or impostors.” Mistranslations are abundant in place names, and Grumet has ferreted out the mistakes and deceptions among home-grown colonial etymologies that New Yorkers have accepted for centuries. Complete with a concise history of Greater New York, a discussion of the region’s naming practices, a useful timeline, and four maps, this is an invaluable resource both for scholars and for readers who want a more intimate knowledge of the place where they live or visit.

Native American Place Names In New York City

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Author : Robert Steven Grumet
language : en
Publisher: Museum of City of New York
Release Date : 1981-01-01

Native American Place Names In New York City written by Robert Steven Grumet and has been published by Museum of City of New York this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-01-01 with Names, Geographical categories.

The Place Names Of Westchester County New York

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Author : Richard M. Lederer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978

The Place Names Of Westchester County New York written by Richard M. Lederer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Authorities And Organizations Involved With Geographic Names

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Author : Donald J. Orth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

Authorities And Organizations Involved With Geographic Names written by Donald J. Orth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Names, Geographical categories.

Naming New York

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Author : Sanna Feirstein
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2001-04

Naming New York written by Sanna Feirstein and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04 with History categories.

New York Historical Society docent Feirstein has written a historically rich guide to New York City that will entertain both New Yorkers and tourists as they walk through the Big Apple. The histories of the city's major neighborhoods, as well as the history of their names divide the book into sections, the remainder of which contains the names of streets, parks, plazas, corners, alleys, and avenues in that neighborhood and the history of each name. The guide is illustrated with bandw photos of New York's illustrious folk. c. Book News Inc.

United States Board On Geographic Names Gazetteer

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Author : United States Board on Geographic Names
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955

United States Board On Geographic Names Gazetteer written by United States Board on Geographic Names and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with Names, Geographical categories.