ISBN: 081730410X

Place Names in Alabama" is the first systematic attempt to account for all the names of the counties, cities, town, water courses, bodies of water, and mountains that appear on readily av… Mehr…

Place Names in Alabama" is the first systematic attempt to account for all the names of the counties, cities, town, water courses, bodies of water, and mountains that appear on readily available maps of Alabama. In dictionary format, this volume contains some 2,610 place names, selected according to strict criteria as outlined in the introductions, from more than 52,000 available for the state of Alabama. Included in each entry is a description of the geographical feature, its exact location, the etymology of each name the feature has carried through the years, the historical circumstances and dates of each naming, and the sources for these facts, which include both written documents and interviews with local informants. provides fascinating insights, into not only the origin of the name but also manyof the people who settled the state. Joab L. Thomas, President of The University of Alabama An invaluable resource for television news and talk shows not to mention a treasure for trivia buffs Tom York, WBRC-6 americas,catalogs and directories,demography,earth sciences,education and reference,england,europe,general,geography,history Catalogs & Directories, University of Alabama Press<

1989, ISBN: 081730410X

[PU: Tuscaloosa, AL and London: The University of Alabama Press, 1989.], GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES GEOGRAPHY NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN SOUTH SOUTHERN UNITED STATES COUNTIES COUNTY CITY CITIES TOWN … Mehr…

[PU: Tuscaloosa, AL and London: The University of Alabama Press, 1989.], GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES GEOGRAPHY NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN SOUTH SOUTHERN UNITED STATES COUNTIES COUNTY CITY CITIES TOWN COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ETYMOLOGY LOCAL HISTORY REGION REGIONAL GULF COAST OF MEXICO APPALACHIA APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AMERICANA-ALABAMA, x, 175 pages. Paperback: H 23.25cm x L 15.25cm. Dark purple glossy paper covers lightly rubbed with slight curling towards fore-edges; slender scuff at front cover's bottom left. Interior pages are clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy. {Alabama-Shelf#3} ISBN 081730410X<