A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names - Hardcover

Flynn, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1540201546 ISBN 13: 9781540201546

Verlag: History Press Library Editions, 2016

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The origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state s formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community along the Arkansas River Cotopaxi, after a volcano in Ecuador. Rifle Creek and the town of Rifle earned their names thanks to a rifle left behind along the banks of the creek. Optimistic miners mistakenly believed Tarryall had an abundance of gold and thus named it as a place where prospectors could mine and tarry. And despite attempts by government officials to rename a small community along the I-70 corridor in western Colorado, locals refused to call it anything other than No Name. Learn these stories and more as author Jim Flynn unravels the intriguing origins of Centennial State place names."

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"From day to day, we give little thought to how Colorado's cities, counties and mountains get their names. Colorado Springs author Jim Flynn investigates in his new book 'A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names.'" -- Colorado Matters - Colorado Public Radio

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: History Press Library Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1540201546
• ISBN 13: 9781540201546
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 194
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