Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Placenaming in the United States |
Contents
Contents Authors foreword | ix |
Publishers note | xiii |
George R Stewart and the American land Introduction by Wallace Stegner | xv |
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Alaska Algonquian American Name Society Arkansas arose became began Board California California Trail called Cape Captain century chief coast colonies Colorado commemorated common Congress Connecticut Creek Donner Party Dutch early England English established explorers Father folk-etymology Frémont French frontier gave Geographic Names George H. H. Bancroft Hawaiian heroes Hill honor Indian names island King known Lake land language later letter lived Massachusetts meaning Menehune merely Mount Mount Tacoma mountains native never North Carolina officers Ohio old name Oregon original passed Peak Pennsylvania perhaps Pickett's Charge place-names popular post-office probably recorded region river Russian Saint San Francisco seems settlement settlers sometimes sound South Spaniards Spanish spelling Stewart story strange stream streets suggested Tacoma Territory Texas thought tion took town tradition translated tribe United village Virginia voyage Wallace Stegner Washington western whole word wrote York