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Pocket Guide to Minnesota Place Names - The Stories Behind 1200 Place in the North Star State (Paperback, 3rd ed)
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Pocket Guide to Minnesota Place Names - The Stories Behind 1200 Place in the North Star State (Paperback, 3rd ed)
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Within Minnesota's borders you will find such exotic place names as
Amor and Darling, Fertile and Conception, Comfort and Happyland,
Looneyville and Nimrod, Flour Lake and the Diarrhoea River, Great
Scott and Eureka, Home and Nowhere, Moonshine and Whiskey Creek,
Stringtown and Pig's Eye, Snowball and North Pole, Embarrass and
Kiester, Coin and Money Creek, and Chickentown and Bull Moose. But
how did these places get such unusual names? Wonder no longer as
Michael Fedo relates the curious and prosaic ways in which a place
gets named. Place names tell a rich history of how our state was
settled. This compact guide presents the fascinating stories behind
over 1,200 Minnesota place names. Included are all the names you
would expect -- counties, larger towns and cities, major lakes and
rivers -- as well as the curious and odd. This concise guide is the
perfect companion for anyone who travels the highways and waterways
of the North Star state.
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Imprint: |
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2002 |
First published: |
April 2002 |
Authors: |
Michael Fedo
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Dimensions: |
115 x 200 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
186 |
Edition: |
3rd ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87351-424-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
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LSN: |
0-87351-424-6 |
Barcode: |
9780873514248 |
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