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Georgia Place Names From Jot-em-Down to Doctortown
Cathy J. Kaemmerlen
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2019
主題History / United States / State & Local / General
ISBN14671435539781467143554
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kECgDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone's throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can't be...that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can't help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot this state. Luckily, the intrepid Cathy Kaemmerlen stands ready to unravel the enigmas--Enigma is, in fact, a Georgia town--behind the state's most astonishing appellations. Cow Hell, Gum Pond, Boxankle and Lord a Mercy Cove? One town owes its name to a random sign that fell off a railcar, while another memorializes a broken bone suffered by a cockfight spectator. And just how many place names were inspired by insolent mules? Come on in to find out.