Author: Martha W. McCartney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806320625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Gives variations of historic Indian place names under their most common spelling or modern equivalent. The information was drawn from land patents, government records, public and private archives, and collections of historical maps, enabling researchers to see how Indian place names changed over time and how they correspond to the modern landscape.
Place Names in Alabama
Author: Virginia O. Foscue
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 081730410X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Catalogs some 2700 Alabama communities, ranging from Abanda, in Chambers County, to Zip City, in Lauderdale County.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 081730410X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Catalogs some 2700 Alabama communities, ranging from Abanda, in Chambers County, to Zip City, in Lauderdale County.
Powhatan Indian Place Names in Tidewater Virginia
Author: Martha W. McCartney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806320625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Gives variations of historic Indian place names under their most common spelling or modern equivalent. The information was drawn from land patents, government records, public and private archives, and collections of historical maps, enabling researchers to see how Indian place names changed over time and how they correspond to the modern landscape.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806320625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Gives variations of historic Indian place names under their most common spelling or modern equivalent. The information was drawn from land patents, government records, public and private archives, and collections of historical maps, enabling researchers to see how Indian place names changed over time and how they correspond to the modern landscape.
Approved Place Names in Virginia
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Author: Edmond Stephen Meany
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Story Key to Geographic Names
Author: Oscar Diedrich Engeln
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Delaware Place Names
Author: L. W. Heck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Principles, Policies, and Procedures
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
All Those Wonderful Names
Author: J. N. Hook
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497611865
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Ever wonder what the most popular and unpopular baby names are? And how certain people and places got their names? Or are you just looking for guidance in choosing your child’s name? ALL THOSE WONDERFUL NAMES is an amusing exploration of names, familiar words, phrases, and the stories behind their origins. From the common to the confounding, this book has it all. Hear the true stories behind the naming of tropical storms, cars, fictitious characters, major league baseball teams, and more. Find out the real names of celebrities, such as Elton John, Cher, Rip Torn, Cary Grant, Liberace, and Conway Twitty. Discover counties, towns, and cities with strange names like Difficult, Tennessee; Jiggs, Nevada; Virgin, Utah; and Bosom, Wyoming. Learn unusual names for newborns—and perhaps the origin of your own surname as well.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497611865
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Ever wonder what the most popular and unpopular baby names are? And how certain people and places got their names? Or are you just looking for guidance in choosing your child’s name? ALL THOSE WONDERFUL NAMES is an amusing exploration of names, familiar words, phrases, and the stories behind their origins. From the common to the confounding, this book has it all. Hear the true stories behind the naming of tropical storms, cars, fictitious characters, major league baseball teams, and more. Find out the real names of celebrities, such as Elton John, Cher, Rip Torn, Cary Grant, Liberace, and Conway Twitty. Discover counties, towns, and cities with strange names like Difficult, Tennessee; Jiggs, Nevada; Virgin, Utah; and Bosom, Wyoming. Learn unusual names for newborns—and perhaps the origin of your own surname as well.
The Wonderful World of Geographic Names
Author:
Publisher: Geoscience Publications, Louisiana State University
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher: Geoscience Publications, Louisiana State University
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description