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Durham’s Place-Names of California’s Eastern Sierra

Including Death Valley, Alpine, Inyo & Mono Counties

de David L. Durham ...

Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
• The Federal Writers’ Project named an area three miles south-southeast of Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley the Devil’s Cornfield because the arrowweed growing there resembled shocks of corn tied about the middle.• The Devil’s Golf Course got its name because it was thought that only a fiend could play golf on the rough surface of crystallized salt at the place.• Lost Cannon Creek owes its name to ... Leer más

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• The Federal Writers’ Project named an area three miles south-southeast of Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley the Devil’s Cornfield because the arrowweed growing there resembled shocks of corn tied about the middle.• The Devil’s Golf Course got its name because it was thought that only a fiend could play golf on the rough surface of crystallized salt at the place.• Lost Cannon Creek owes its name to
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Durham’s Place-Names of California’s Desert Counties

Includes Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

de David L. Durham ...

Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
• The name Rancho Cucamonga, derived from an Indian word, suffered a number of bizarre spellings by early Americans including, Coco Mongo Ranch, Cocomouga’s Ranch, Qui-qual-mun-go Ranch, Kikal Mungo ranch and Rancho Cocoa-Mungo. • A place called Indian Wells, about eight miles south and a little west of Seeley was a station on the Butterfield Overland stage route. It was destroyed by the ... Leer más

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• The name Rancho Cucamonga, derived from an Indian word, suffered a number of bizarre spellings by early Americans including, Coco Mongo Ranch, Cocomouga’s Ranch, Qui-qual-mun-go Ranch, Kikal Mungo ranch and Rancho Cocoa-Mungo. • A place called Indian Wells, about eight miles south and a little west of Seeley was a station on the Butterfield Overland stage route. It was destroyed by the
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Durham’s Place-Names of California’s Gold Country

Including Yosemite National Park, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sierra & Nevada Counties

de David L. Durham ...

Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
• Above-ground graves resembling small, outdoor ovens furnished the name for the Mariposa County village of Hornitos. Hornitos is a Spanish word that means “little ovens.” • In 1885, Alexander Kirkwood founded a hotel called Rattlesnake House in Tuolumne County. After his death, Mrs. Kirkwood remarried a fellow named William Priest. The hotel was generally called Priest’s Station after ... Leer más

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• Above-ground graves resembling small, outdoor ovens furnished the name for the Mariposa County village of Hornitos. Hornitos is a Spanish word that means “little ovens.” • In 1885, Alexander Kirkwood founded a hotel called Rattlesnake House in Tuolumne County. After his death, Mrs. Kirkwood remarried a fellow named William Priest. The hotel was generally called Priest’s Station after
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Durham’s Place Names of California’s North Coast

Includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino & Trinity Counties

de David L. Durham ...

Series series Durham’s Place Names of California
• Wounded Knee Mountain in Del Norte County got its name from an incident suffered by an Unites States Geological Survey employee who was working in the neighborhood in 1915. The mountain sits just one and a half miles west of Broken Rib Mountain, another sore spot in California’s place-name history.• Hell to Find Lake isn’t all that hard to find; it is five and a half miles southwest of the ... Leer más

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• Wounded Knee Mountain in Del Norte County got its name from an incident suffered by an Unites States Geological Survey employee who was working in the neighborhood in 1915. The mountain sits just one and a half miles west of Broken Rib Mountain, another sore spot in California’s place-name history.• Hell to Find Lake isn’t all that hard to find; it is five and a half miles southwest of the
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Durham’s Place-Names of Central California

Includes Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings & Kern Counties

de David L. Durham ...

Series series Durham’s Place-Names
• Steven Barton founded the town of Isabella near the Kern River and named it for Queen Isabella of Spain in 1893, the year of the Columbian Exposition celebrating the quadricentennial of the discovery of America. Sixty years later, a dam was built on the river and the original community was moved to a site one and a half miles south below the dam. The water of Isabella Lake now covers the ... Leer más

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• Steven Barton founded the town of Isabella near the Kern River and named it for Queen Isabella of Spain in 1893, the year of the Columbian Exposition celebrating the quadricentennial of the discovery of America. Sixty years later, a dam was built on the river and the original community was moved to a site one and a half miles south below the dam. The water of Isabella Lake now covers the
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Durham’s Place-Names of Greater Los Angeles

Includes Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties

de David L. Durham ...

Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
• The pueblo that became the city was established in 1781 as “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.” A hill located less than 1,000 feet from Los Angeles city hall was used as a base during the first American occupation of Los Angeles in 1846. Lieutenant Davidson built Fort Moore there in 1847 and named it to honor Captain Benjamin D. Moore, who was killed in ... Leer más

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• The pueblo that became the city was established in 1781 as “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.” A hill located less than 1,000 feet from Los Angeles city hall was used as a base during the first American occupation of Los Angeles in 1846. Lieutenant Davidson built Fort Moore there in 1847 and named it to honor Captain Benjamin D. Moore, who was killed in
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Durham’s Place-Names of California’s Central Coast

Includes Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties

de David L. Durham ...

Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
• Sutil Island, a 1,250 foot-long island, 1,900 feet off the southwest end of Santa Barbara Island was named after one of merchant-explorer Sebastian Vizcaino’s ships. • Gaspar de Portola founded Presidio of San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey, at present day Monterey in 1770. In 1822, the Mexicans built a fort about one mile northwest of the original presidio. After American occupation of ... Leer más

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• Sutil Island, a 1,250 foot-long island, 1,900 feet off the southwest end of Santa Barbara Island was named after one of merchant-explorer Sebastian Vizcaino’s ships. • Gaspar de Portola founded Presidio of San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey, at present day Monterey in 1770. In 1822, the Mexicans built a fort about one mile northwest of the original presidio. After American occupation of
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Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920

de William Thorndale, William Dollarhide ...

This work shows all U.S. county boundaries from 1790 to 1920. On each of the nearly 400 maps the old county lines are superimposed over the modern ones to highlight the boundary changes at ten-year intervals. Also included are a history of census growth; the technical facts about each census; a discussion of census accuracy; an essay on available sources for each state's old county lines; and a ... Leer más

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This work shows all U.S. county boundaries from 1790 to 1920. On each of the nearly 400 maps the old county lines are superimposed over the modern ones to highlight the boundary changes at ten-year intervals. Also included are a history of census growth; the technical facts about each census; a discussion of census accuracy; an essay on available sources for each state's old county lines; and a
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The Map Thief

The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps

de Michael Blanding ...

The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed himMaps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of ... Leer más

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The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed himMaps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of
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Downtown

My Manhattan

de Pete Hamill ...

In this "beautifully written, sharply observed, and heartfelt" guide to his hometown ( New York Times), legendary New York City journalist Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves.Walking the Manhattan streets he loves, from Times Square to the island's southern tip, Pete Hamill combines a moving memoir of his own days and nights in new York with a lively and ... Leer más

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In this "beautifully written, sharply observed, and heartfelt" guide to his hometown ( New York Times), legendary New York City journalist Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves.Walking the Manhattan streets he loves, from Times Square to the island's southern tip, Pete Hamill combines a moving memoir of his own days and nights in new York with a lively and
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Tara Revisited: Women, War, & the Plantation Legend

de Catherine Clinton ...

Cutting through romantic myth, this captivating volume combines period photographs and illustrations with new documentary sources to tell the real story of southern women during the Civil War.Drawing from a wealth of poignant letters, diaries, slave narratives, and other accounts, Catherine Clinton provides a vivid social and cultural history of the diverse communities of Southern women during the ... Leer más

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Cutting through romantic myth, this captivating volume combines period photographs and illustrations with new documentary sources to tell the real story of southern women during the Civil War.Drawing from a wealth of poignant letters, diaries, slave narratives, and other accounts, Catherine Clinton provides a vivid social and cultural history of the diverse communities of Southern women during the
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Turbulent Taos

de Den Galbraith ...

Revolutions, native conspiracies and subsequent insurrections, filthy mountain men sleeping on the dirt and wrestling with grizzlies, radical priests, belligerent American soldiers, betrayal, violence, early forms of commerce, and other enthralling accounts are part of this small New Mexico town’s history. Complete with illustrations and archived photographs, “Turbulent Taos” is Den Galbraith’s ... Leer más

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Revolutions, native conspiracies and subsequent insurrections, filthy mountain men sleeping on the dirt and wrestling with grizzlies, radical priests, belligerent American soldiers, betrayal, violence, early forms of commerce, and other enthralling accounts are part of this small New Mexico town’s history. Complete with illustrations and archived photographs, “Turbulent Taos” is Den Galbraith’s
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