Author: Federation of Genealogical Societies (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Membership Directory
Author: Federation of Genealogical Societies (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Publisher:
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Colorado
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Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 902
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Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 902
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Places from the Past
Author: Clare Lise Cavicchi
Publisher: Maryland National Capital Park &
ISBN: 9780971560703
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Publisher: Maryland National Capital Park &
ISBN: 9780971560703
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 357
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1001 Colorado Place Names
Author: Maxine Benson
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
When it came to labeling cities, towns, counties, crossroads, mining camps, rivers, forests, peaks, and passes, Colorado place namers looked to an array of sources for ideas. Many simply memorialized themselves and their families—Florence, Howard, Lulu City, Dacono (Daisy, Cora, and Nora combined)—or more well-known honorees—Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Montezuma, Ouray. Some paid homage to explorers, war heroes, politicians, railroad executives, plants, animals, or landforms. Still others went for the more unusual or creative—Boreas Pass bears the name of the Greek god of the North Wind; Egnar is range backwards; Kim was inspired by the Rudyard Kipling novel; Artesia was renamed Dinosaur in 1965 to capitalize on tourist traffic headed to nearby Dinosaur National Monument; Almont was named for a horse, Gulnare a cow. In 1001 Colorado Place Names, Maxine Benson scrutinizes the most popular, interesting , and unique place names in the state. She discusses how the chosen names originated and what changes they have undergone. Included are Colorado's 63 counties, 716 past and present settlements, and 56 "fourteeners" (peaks more than 14,000 feet in elevation) along with other places known for their historical, geographical, geological, or onomastic significance. Benson also provides pronunciation of unusual names, county locations, post office dates, population figures, and anecdotes galore. The result is a mosaic of information of Colorado history, ethnicity, families, events, politics, settlement patterns, and local lore. Combining previous place-name research and new findings, Benson takes us on a colorful, entertaining, and educational journey through cities and towns, across the plains, and over the mountains.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
When it came to labeling cities, towns, counties, crossroads, mining camps, rivers, forests, peaks, and passes, Colorado place namers looked to an array of sources for ideas. Many simply memorialized themselves and their families—Florence, Howard, Lulu City, Dacono (Daisy, Cora, and Nora combined)—or more well-known honorees—Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Montezuma, Ouray. Some paid homage to explorers, war heroes, politicians, railroad executives, plants, animals, or landforms. Still others went for the more unusual or creative—Boreas Pass bears the name of the Greek god of the North Wind; Egnar is range backwards; Kim was inspired by the Rudyard Kipling novel; Artesia was renamed Dinosaur in 1965 to capitalize on tourist traffic headed to nearby Dinosaur National Monument; Almont was named for a horse, Gulnare a cow. In 1001 Colorado Place Names, Maxine Benson scrutinizes the most popular, interesting , and unique place names in the state. She discusses how the chosen names originated and what changes they have undergone. Included are Colorado's 63 counties, 716 past and present settlements, and 56 "fourteeners" (peaks more than 14,000 feet in elevation) along with other places known for their historical, geographical, geological, or onomastic significance. Benson also provides pronunciation of unusual names, county locations, post office dates, population figures, and anecdotes galore. The result is a mosaic of information of Colorado history, ethnicity, families, events, politics, settlement patterns, and local lore. Combining previous place-name research and new findings, Benson takes us on a colorful, entertaining, and educational journey through cities and towns, across the plains, and over the mountains.
Municipal Facts
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Category : Denver (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Category : Denver (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Sons of Colorado
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Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Guide to the Colorado Mountains
Author: Randy Jacobs
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780967146607
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Guide to the Colorado Mountains, 10th Edition compiles updated route descriptions for more than 1,500 hiking and climbing destinations-peaks, passes, lakes, and trails- from the expert trip leaders of the Colorado Mountain Club.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780967146607
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Guide to the Colorado Mountains, 10th Edition compiles updated route descriptions for more than 1,500 hiking and climbing destinations-peaks, passes, lakes, and trails- from the expert trip leaders of the Colorado Mountain Club.
Buildings of Colorado
Author: Thomas Jacob Noel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
"The first detailed survey of the notable prehistoric, historic, and contemporary structures in each of Colorado's 63 counties." -- from "101 Best Books on Colorado" bibliography.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
"The first detailed survey of the notable prehistoric, historic, and contemporary structures in each of Colorado's 63 counties." -- from "101 Best Books on Colorado" bibliography.
History of Larimer County, Colorado
Author: Ansel Watrous
Publisher:
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Category : Estes Park (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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Category : Estes Park (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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The Beaver Hills Country
Author: Graham MacDonald
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 1897425376
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This book explores a relatively small, but interesting and anomalous, region of Alberta between the North Saskatchewan and the Battle Rivers. Ecological themes, such as climatic cycles, ground water availability, vegetation succession and the response of wildlife, and the impact of fires, shape the possibilities and provide the challenges to those who have called the region home or used its varied resources: Indians, Metis, and European immigrants.
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 1897425376
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This book explores a relatively small, but interesting and anomalous, region of Alberta between the North Saskatchewan and the Battle Rivers. Ecological themes, such as climatic cycles, ground water availability, vegetation succession and the response of wildlife, and the impact of fires, shape the possibilities and provide the challenges to those who have called the region home or used its varied resources: Indians, Metis, and European immigrants.