Author : Erwin G. Gudde
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,87 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0520266196
This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.
Author : Edward Callary
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0252090705
This extensive guide shows how the history and culture of Illinois are embedded in the names of its towns, cities, and other geographical features. Edward Callary unearths the origins of names of nearly three thousand Illinois communities and the circumstances surrounding their naming and renaming. Organized alphabetically, the entries are concise, engaging, and full of fascinating detail revealing the rich ethnic history of the state, the impact of industrialization and the coming of the railroads, and insight into local politics and personalities. Many entries also provide information on local pronunciation, the name’s etymology, and the community’s location, all set in historical and cultural context. A general introduction locates Illinois place names in the context of general patterns of place naming in the United States. An extremely useful reference for scholars of American history, geography, language, and culture, Place Names of Illinois also offers intriguing browsing material for the inquisitive reader and the curious traveler.
Author : Mary Kawena Pukui
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 22,88 MB
Release : 1976-12-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780824805241
How many place names are there in the Hawaiian Islands? Even a rough estimate is impossible. Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe landings, resting places in the forests, and the tiniest spots where miraculous events are believed to have taken place. And place names are far from static--names are constantly being given to new houses and buildings, streets and towns, and old names are replaced by new ones. It is essential, then, to record the names and the lore associated with them now, while Hawaiians are here to lend us their knowledge. And, whatever the fate of the Hawaiian language, the place names will endure. The first edition of Place Names of Hawaii contained only 1,125 entries. The coverage is expanded in the present edition to include about 4,000 entries, including names in English. Also, approximately 800 more names are included in this volume than appear in the second edition of the Atlas of Hawaii.
Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 44,30 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : Caroline Taggart
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,83 MB
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1409034984
Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the meanings behind the names of England's towns and villages. From Celtic farmers to Norman conquerors, right up to the Industrial Revolution, deciphering our place names reveals how generations of our ancestors lived, worked, travelled and worshipped, and how their influence has shaped our landscape. From the most ancient sacred sites to towns that take their names from stories of giants and knights, learn how Roman garrisons became our great cities, and discover how a meeting of the roads could become a thriving market town. Region by region, Caroline Taggart uncovers hidden meanings to reveal a patchwork of tall tales and ancient legends that collectively tells the story of how we made England.
Author : Walter Romig
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 28,34 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Gazetteers
ISBN : 9780814318386
From Aabec in Antrim County to Zutphen in Ottawa County, from Hell to Hooker, Michigan Place Names is a compendium of information on the origins of the state's geographical names. With alphabetically arranged thumb-nail sketches, Walter Romig introduces readers to a host of colorful personalities and episodes which have achieved notoriety, though sometimes shortlived, by devising or lending their names to the state's settlements. Romig spent more than ten years researching and documenting the entries to which he added an extensive bibliography of sources and an index of the personal names used in the text. For the curious, the librarian, the genealogist, or the historian, his book is an indispensable resource. Michigan Place Names is another "Michigan classic" reissued as a Great Lakes Book.
Author : John W. Van Cott
Publisher : University of Utah Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 9780874803457
Utah toponyms, or place names. Where are they? What istheir history? Their importance? Over thousand toponyms are listed alphabetically, marking the passagesof peoples and cultures from earliest times.
Author : Robert Julyan
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 20,48 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826316899
The indispensable traveler's guide to the history of places throughout the Land of Enchantment.
Author : Robert M. Rennick
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 2013-04-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0813144019
" 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.
Author : Helen S. Carlson
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0874174031
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.
