Author: Frederic G. Cassidy
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 029923293X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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Dane County Place-Names is an entertaining record of the heritage of Dane County, Wisconsin’s capital region, from its earliest days through the 1940s. This classic work by the late lexicographer Frederic G. Cassidy is back in print for new generations to enjoy. Cassidy applied his insightful eye to the origins and evolution of local names that reveal a colorful history: Whiskey Creek, Brag Hollow, Marxville, Pancake Valley, Halunkenburg, Skunk Hollow, and Tipple School. This edition features a new introduction by local historian Tracy Will and a foreword by Isthmus journalist David Medaris.
Author: Frederic G. Cassidy
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 245
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Author: Frederic Gomes Cassidy
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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Author: Frederic Gomes Cassidy
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Author: Robert E. Gard
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870207083
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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“The names of places lie upon the land and tell us where we are or where we have been or where we want to go. And so much more.”—From the introduction Fifty years ago, educator and writer Robert E. Gard traveled across Wisconsin, learning the trivial, controversial, and landmark stories behind how cities, counties, and local places got their names. This volume records the fruits of Gard’s labors in an alphabetical listing of places from every corner of Wisconsin, and the stories behind their often-unusual names. Gard’s work provides an important snapshot of how Wisconsin residents of a bygone era came to understand the names of their towns and home places, many of which can no longer be found on any map. Celebrated rural historian Jerry Apps introduces this reprint of Gard’s work, saying that in “some ways The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names is a reference book, a place where you can go to learn a little more about your home town. But in many ways it is much more than that, for it includes the stories of places throughout the state, submitted by the people who knew them. It is a book where story, people, and place all come together.”
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Category : Dane County (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 748
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Author: Edward Callary
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ISBN: 9780299309688
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Consul Willshire Butterfield
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Category : Dane County (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Author: Frederic G. Cassidy
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Author: Robert M. Rennick
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813144019
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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" 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.
