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Texas Place Names (Hardcover)
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Texas Place Names (Hardcover)
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Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the
name does honor the town's original claim to fame: a
gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris,
France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site,
thought it would be an improvement over "Pin Hook," the original
name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dong's story has a nice ring to
it; the name was derived from two store owners named Bell, who
lived in Bell County, of course. Tracing the turning points,
fascinating characters, and cultural crossroads that shaped Texas
history, Texas Place Names provides the colorful stories behind
these and more than three thousand other county, city, and
community names. Drawing on in-depth research to present the facts
behind the folklore, linguist Edward Callary also clarifies
pronunciations (it's NAY-chis for Neches, referring to a Caddoan
people whose name was attached to the Neches River during a Spanish
expedition). A great resource for road trippers and historians
alike, Texas Place Names alphabetically charts centuries of
humanity through the enduring words (and, occasionally, the fateful
spelling gaffes) left behind by men and women from all walks of
life.
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