Letter from Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, to Albert J. Myer, 1871 October 28
Title | Letter from Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, to Albert J. Myer, 1871 October 28 PDF eBook |
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Letter from Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, to Lewis J. Cist, 1866 November 23
Title | Letter from Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, to Lewis J. Cist, 1866 November 23 PDF eBook |
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History of Hancock County, Indiana
Title | History of Hancock County, Indiana PDF eBook |
Author | John H. Binford |
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Pages | 588 |
Release | 1882 |
Genre | Greenfield (Ind.) |
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A History of Lake County, Illinois
Title | A History of Lake County, Illinois PDF eBook |
Author | John J. Halsey |
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Pages | 902 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | History |
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Alumni History of the University of North Carolina
Title | Alumni History of the University of North Carolina PDF eBook |
Author | University of North Carolina (1793-1962) |
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Pages | 992 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | North Carolina |
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My Story
Title | My Story PDF eBook |
Author | Anson Mills |
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Pages | 412 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Businessmen |
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In this classic work of a 19th century United States Army Officer, Anson Mills gives an autobiographical look at his extraordinary life. Anson Mills (August 31, 1834 – November 5, 1924) was an inventor, entrepreneur, developer, pioneer, and brigadier general, and both named and created the first plans for the city of El Paso, Texas.
1001 Colorado Place Names
Title | 1001 Colorado Place Names PDF eBook |
Author | Maxine Benson |
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Pages | 264 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | History |
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When it came to labeling cities, towns, counties, crossroads, mining camps, rivers, forests, peaks, and passes, Colorado place namers looked to an array of sources for ideas. Many simply memorialized themselves and their families—Florence, Howard, Lulu City, Dacono (Daisy, Cora, and Nora combined)—or more well-known honorees—Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Montezuma, Ouray. Some paid homage to explorers, war heroes, politicians, railroad executives, plants, animals, or landforms. Still others went for the more unusual or creative—Boreas Pass bears the name of the Greek god of the North Wind; Egnar is range backwards; Kim was inspired by the Rudyard Kipling novel; Artesia was renamed Dinosaur in 1965 to capitalize on tourist traffic headed to nearby Dinosaur National Monument; Almont was named for a horse, Gulnare a cow. In 1001 Colorado Place Names, Maxine Benson scrutinizes the most popular, interesting , and unique place names in the state. She discusses how the chosen names originated and what changes they have undergone. Included are Colorado's 63 counties, 716 past and present settlements, and 56 "fourteeners" (peaks more than 14,000 feet in elevation) along with other places known for their historical, geographical, geological, or onomastic significance. Benson also provides pronunciation of unusual names, county locations, post office dates, population figures, and anecdotes galore. The result is a mosaic of information of Colorado history, ethnicity, families, events, politics, settlement patterns, and local lore. Combining previous place-name research and new findings, Benson takes us on a colorful, entertaining, and educational journey through cities and towns, across the plains, and over the mountains.