Place Names of Hall County, Georgia
Author | : Hall County Library System |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Hall County Library System |
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Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Henry Gannett |
Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2017-08-24 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 3849675106 |
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 | : Henry Gannett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
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Author | : Linda Rucker Hutchens |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2012-09-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 143961265X |
Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northeast Georgia, Hall County and the city of Gainesville have been significantly enriched by the contributions of their African-American residents. Hall County, Georgia is a retrospective photographic album; it is a glimpse of the past, featuring an array of churches, schools, businesses, and outstanding leaders in the African-American community.
Author | : Henry Gannett |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780806305448 |
Author | : John H. Goff |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 542 |
Release | : 2007-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0820331295 |
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 | : Hall County Heritage Book Committee (Hall County, Georgia) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2001 |
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Author | : United States Board on Geographic Names |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
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Author | : Cathy J. Kaemmerlen |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2019-07-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439667535 |
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.