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Author : Kenneth K. Krakow
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)
Download or read book Georgia Place-names written by Kenneth K. Krakow and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John H. Goff
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820331295
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)
Download or read book Placenames of Georgia written by John H. Goff and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Goff wrote for people of all reasonings--historians, linguists, anthropologists, geographers, cartographers, folklorists, and those ubiquitous intelligent readers. Comprising one of the most informative and appealing contributions to the study of toponymy, his short studies have never before been widely available. Placenames of Georgia brings together the sketches that appeared in the Georgia Mineral Newsletter and other longer articles so that all interested in Georgia and the Southeast can share Professor Goff's intimate knowledge of the history and geography of his state and region, his linguistic rigor, and his appreciation of the folklore surrounding many of Georgia's names.
Author : Cathy J. Kaemmerlen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467143553
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)
Download or read book Georgia Place Names From Jot-em-Down to Doctortown written by Cathy J. Kaemmerlen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone's throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can't be...that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can't help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot this state. Luckily, the intrepid Cathy Kaemmerlen stands ready to unravel the enigmas--Enigma is, in fact, a Georgia town--behind the state's most astonishing appellations. Cow Hell, Gum Pond, Boxankle and Lord a Mercy Cove? One town owes its name to a random sign that fell off a railcar, while another memorializes a broken bone suffered by a cockfight spectator. And just how many place names were inspired by insolent mules? Come on in to find out.
Author : Cathy J Kaemmerlen
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540239860
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Download or read book Georgia Place Names from Jot-em-Down to Doctortown written by Cathy J Kaemmerlen and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone's throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can't be...that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can't help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot this state. Luckily, the intrepid Cathy Kaemmerlen stands ready to unravel the enigmas--Enigma is, in fact, a Georgia town--behind the state's most astonishing appellations. Cow Hell, Gum Pond, Boxankle and Lord a Mercy Cove? One town owes its name to a random sign that fell off a railcar, while another memorializes a broken bone suffered by a cockfight spectator. And just how many place names were inspired by insolent mules? Come on in to find out.
Author : Helen S. Carlson
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874174031
Total Pages : 633 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)
Download or read book Nevada Place Names written by Helen S. Carlson and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and researcher Helen Carlson spent almost fourteen years searching for the origins of Nevada’s place names, using the maps of explorers, miners, government surveyors, and city planners and poring through historical accounts, archival documents, county records, and newspaper files. The result of her labors is Nevada Place Names, a fascinating mixture of history spiced with folklore, legend, and obscure facts. Out of print for some years, the book was reprinted in 1999.
Author : Frank K. Gallant
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486310817
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Place Called Peculiar written by Frank K. Gallant and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, to Intercourse, Pennsylvania, and Bug Tussle, Alabama, this pop-culture history offers a well-written and highly entertaining survey of America's most unusual place-names and their often-humorous origins.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cities, Towns, and Communities of Georgia Between 1847-1962 written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: Marion R. Hemperley, Pub. 1980, Reprinted 2022, 167 pages, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-153-1. This book is a MUST for anyone doing Georgia Research. This book by Deputy Surveyor General of the State of Georgia is a result of the many requests that the department has had throughout the years for information on the location of Georgia's long-ago dead towns. Such requests come from people finding the name of a town on a post mark, old letter, tax records, censuses and other official documents, seeking to know the location of that community. Mr. Hemperley found that, without a master list of the old as well as new towns in Georgia, these questions could not readily be answered. Georgia has one of the richest and most interesting, legacy of town names of any state in the Union. This book covers over 8,500 places and the county in which they were or are located in.
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States written by Henry Gannett and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849675106
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Place Names in the United States written by Henry Gannett and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Gary L> Doster
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ISBN 13 : 9781950794300
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Athens Streets and Neighborhoods written by Gary L> Doster and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though they have changed much over the years, the streets of Athens, Georgia, hold centuries of history in just their names alone. Historical researcher Gary Doster delves into the streets and neighborhoods of the Classic City, revealing previously unreported stories from its past.
