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Place Names of San Antonio - Plus Bexar and Surrounding Counties (Paperback)
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This much enlarged third edition of a favorite handbook identifies
the origins of nearly 1,000 familiar place names in the San Antonio
region. Naming sleuth Dr. David P. Green cracks mysteries that
puzzled him in earlier editions, and comes up with several hundred
new entries as well. There are more than three dozen new
illustrations. We deal with dozens of place names in the course of
everyday life—of streets, schools, parks, towns, landmarks. Do the
names mean anything beyond labeling where we live, the routes we
drive or the places we’re going? Who—or what—is it named for? An
Alamo hero or a noted citizen? A vanished family, a favorite pet or
simply someone who happened to be around when a name was needed?
Chapters reveal name origins by category—streets, parks, schools,
libraries and learning centers, landmarks, military bases, suburbs.
Origins of Spanish names are included, as are those of a few names
less officially designated—Pace Picante Sauce, the Quarry Market,
the San Antonio Spurs, and more. This is a book with answers
you’ll be referring to again and again.
General
Imprint: |
Trinity University Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2010 |
Authors: |
David P. Green
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Dimensions: |
215 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
244 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59534-674-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-59534-674-0 |
Barcode: |
9781595346742 |
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