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Excerpt from The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States
Major Gr. E. Bailey, of San Francisco, California, for extensive information concerning the Spanish nomenclature of several hundred towns in California.
C. M. Drake, of Eureka, California, for information concerning names in Monterey and Humboldt counties.
The Bureau of American Ethnology, to which I am especially indebted, not only for much information concerning Indian names, but for guidance, advice, and suggestions in obtaining sources of informa tion. Indeed, most of the information concerning the meaning of Indian names is derived, either directly or indirectly, from this source, and all names of Indian origin have been verified and corrected by officers of this Bureau.
William N. Byers, of Denver, Colorado, for additions to and cor rections of county names.
Mrs. J. V. Calver, Washington, District of Columbia, who has furnished valuable and extensive information concerning hundreds of place names in all the States of the Union.
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Major Gr. E. Bailey, of San Francisco, California, for extensive information concerning the Spanish nomenclature of several hundred towns in California.
C. M. Drake, of Eureka, California, for information concerning names in Monterey and Humboldt counties.
The Bureau of American Ethnology, to which I am especially indebted, not only for much information concerning Indian names, but for guidance, advice, and suggestions in obtaining sources of informa tion. Indeed, most of the information concerning the meaning of Indian names is derived, either directly or indirectly, from this source, and all names of Indian origin have been verified and corrected by officers of this Bureau.
William N. Byers, of Denver, Colorado, for additions to and cor rections of county names.
Mrs. J. V. Calver, Washington, District of Columbia, who has furnished valuable and extensive information concerning hundreds of place names in all the States of the Union.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Henry Gannett
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ISBN - 9780484915946
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 334
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