Idaho Place Names
Author: Lalia Phipps Boone
Publisher: Caxton Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDictionary format gives location and brief history or background of thousands of geographic places in Idaho.
Posts
Dictionary of Alaska Place Names
Author: Donald J. Orth
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 1120
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEach entry conforms to principles of U.S. Board on Geographic Names and lists location, brief history and meaning of name.
Pushed Out
Author: Ryanne Pilgeram
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2021-05-11
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 0295748702
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat happens to rural communities when their traditional economic base collapses? When new money comes in, who gets left behind? Pushed Out offers a rich portrait of Dover, Idaho, whose transformation from “thriving timber mill town” to “economically depressed small town” to “trendy second-home location” over the past four decades embodies the story and challenges of many other rural communities. Sociologist Ryanne Pilgeram explores the structural forces driving rural gentrification and examines how social and environmental inequality are written onto these landscapes. Based on in-depth interviews and archival data, she grounds this highly readable ethnography in a long view of the region that takes account of geological history, settler colonialism, and histories of power and exploitation within capitalism. Pilgeram’s analysis reveals the processes and mechanisms that make such communities vulnerable to gentrification and points the way to a radical justice that prioritizes the economic, social, and environmental sustainability necessary to restore these communities.
A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names
Author: Jim Flynn
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2016-12-05
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 1439658730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state's formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community along the Arkansas River Cotopaxi, after a volcano in Ecuador. Rifle Creek and the town of Rifle earned their names thanks to a rifle left behind along the banks of the creek. Optimistic miners mistakenly believed Tarryall had an abundance of gold and thus named it as a place where prospectors could mine and tarry. And despite attempts by government officials to rename a small community along the I-70 corridor in western Colorado, locals refused to call it anything other than No Name. Learn these stories and more as author Jim Flynn unravels the intriguing origins of Centennial State place names.
Colorado Place Names
Author: William Bright
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781555663339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThird edition includes new cities and counties. An indispensable guide.
Indian Placenames in America
Author: Sandy Nestor
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-05-07
Total Pages: 469
ISBN-13: 0786493399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe American Indians have lost much of their land over the years, but their legacy is evident in the many places around the United States that have Indian names. Countless placenames have, however, been corrupted over time, and numerous placenames have similar spellings but different meanings. This reference work is a reprint in one combined volume of the two-volume set published by McFarland in 2003 and 2005. Volume One covers the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in the United States that have Indian names. It is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by city, town or village name. Additional data include population figures and county names. Probable Indian placenames with no certain origin also receive entries, and as much history as possible is provided about those locations. Volume Two covers more than 1400 rivers, lakes, mountains and other natural features in the United States with Indian names. It is arranged by state, and then alphabetically by natural feature. Counties are provided for most entries, with multiple counties listed for some entries where appropriate. In addition to name origins and meanings, geophysical data such as the heights of mountains and lengths of waterways are indicated.
Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 664
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWild Place
Author: Kris Runberg Smith
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780874223293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeginning in the 1890s, adventurous souls-- homesteaders, prospectors, speculators, and loggers dazzled by its natural resources--tried their best to tame Idaho's Priest Lake. Yet grand turn-of-the-century Western expansion bypassed the area, sparing its idyllic beauty. In 1897 President Cleveland expanded federal influence over the region and introduced an enduring tension between public and private lands. Still, industrial and recreational use increased. Timber and summer cottages were in high demand. Devastating wildfires also initiated profound change. Population growth accelerated after World War II, and electricity became commonplace. In 1947 a local newspaper crowed, "Priest Lake has become a cult with many vacationists." Today, every privately-owned acre and lot represents past optimism, opportunity, hard work, greed, or politics. "Wild Place" traces those remnants--focusing on stories of the colorful characters who navigated Priest Lake's demanding challenges.
Utah Place Names
Author: John W. Van Cott
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780874803457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUtah toponyms, or place names. Where are they? What istheir history? Their importance? Over thousand toponyms are listed alphabetically, marking the passagesof peoples and cultures from earliest times.
The Joshua Salisbury Family Book of Remembrance
Author: Louis Salisbury Leatham
Publisher:
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 878
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoshua Salisbury (1827-1913) was the son of Thomas Salisbury and Sarah Jones of Llanasa, Flintshire, North Wales. He married (1) Martha Davies (d.1857) in 1850 at Llanassa. They became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852. They emigrated to America and while living in Perry Co., Ill. she died. He married (2) Elizabeth Hoskin, daughter of James Hoskin and Elizabeth Hancock of Cornwall, England in 1858. They crossed the plains and settled at Wellsville located in Cache Valley, Utah in 1860. They raised a family of ten children. Several generations of descendants are given, along with information concerning their family's origins in Wales.
