Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Place Names in Alabama
Place Names in Alabama
Place Names in Alabama
Ebook455 pages4 hours

Place Names in Alabama

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

The first systematic attempt to account for all the names of the counties, cities, town, water courses, bodies of water, and mountains that appear on readily available maps of Alabama

In dictionary format, this volume contains some 2,610 place names, selected according to strict criteria as outlined in the introductions, from more than 52,000 available for the state of Alabama. Included in each entry is a description of the geographical feature, its exact location, the etymology of each name the feature has carried through the years, the historical circumstances and dates of each naming, and the sources for these facts, which include both written documents and interviews with local informants.   “…provides fascinating insights, into not only the origin of the name but also many of the people who settled the state.” —Joab L. Thomas, President of The University of Alabama

“An invaluable resource for television news and talk shows…not to mention a treasure for trivia buffs!” —Tom York, WBRC-6

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 15, 2014
ISBN9780817388485
Place Names in Alabama

Related to Place Names in Alabama

Related ebooks

Social Science For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Place Names in Alabama

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Place Names in Alabama - Virginia O. Foscue

    1^book_preview_excerpt.html}rI2Xxld*LD"D3)]Ŕ]65Q_rGDFy#Ǐ{ޭ?qR-E&eBQӄ.O}g׮ߟ(,sK,TRGAT$L-p{&'3X.*7Ӵ,Iq.e8EynU虙qls\SJT^0i uFYw9]\:uܗy8PIYG4xt&XUtGXD?,ӲﬦKXLz~"=,=&&#%<+@yXroȋF2p {h3Mpb1#msE.$u9: ,bIkANk"{MyԦ&4 9gZkM#b*ioHЁHgX'ZA4雌4azE"ƥŠ|,0%h֢e 8ѽ28M2JX 5ILeHF}]jA҈4͙n#xd!:K"3Kq`z,9 >ب0Q'ۉҤbd/i:X'ھf]ٽO+DtKGt3&A 5cgZG W* 4ҪؐYBW214#Y0YJ^%GKv7dB~~0Vζ.q<xK"2q0D<7l+@BLU2>L# "}\EI%%ITEܩ G TNLM_$]3L0rMϤM J,h-1LQ,AmY$S0J ("_W\ϊjffV4jr-21Z J ;06,E>`[ЀlO=iq;#J@Dư&gyҼ 1KD19FoP֥G1tbnPuRrïHkrZtL#U%,Yiڛ'!TXV^!I3Qn-\VzI.,@x<$9uŪ$ϡ.i xAq0KqTNU#b&^ChzXT-]RKu&a"=y|rR$ix)LH`WdPQD˘nG?'~0ZV!a¶1{Gz3VjD.p 9"qu?.ӅHCcҏ5qii+BaNNiTϼw#/APf5Anv5GaeB(xA_I{gHc)ҩyvλp ?͞jl܍RP֙jN>KZ˂aڇZ|OfbȤdezEs{mGV!Tg8_(Juܠ >#'|4XZ(bRdB\ P2!k_45w, OKLΦazIEI%?9N#IRA2[<\  k AUP`7}ooTfO7MHݰ9ÆFyW+> ypkZ`&]%ц3BP o[VW6L.+IcˑYASXex1LQO;'d-m:RG.1}kDI\CM7cJ]pUD>úxH:c=&O Hf q`d5d:2ԥyz&%9tX) > 7$+n\` *32%~;ΟBZC1kYG{z} {Ïz"LIH^/sNF,^~Ixk:h",RW 8Ջ ;,(MLEAxf T(9.dZҠhI `qpp5%'"qGtNؙ,YX. d?s?G10MB*%FN SxVʁ=H@R0ROCXpsɰrH$gҮ8& NHs /Ѣ^-dU9v $hAU!7^6<\f>$Ǽ:$;Hx2AOi}!ސ%1Im  -^ÓX2R^E!)? ϱKibk )-LҒA p,aUD0Rp)֬$t caƚLp,jt!!˹ UlPS64DKS\',X*0 WGic(VBfkx/t;ڍfR$Y^/ؓיta/11,X3;k-}1G6F+??[nF_XE)8m l yHÚ3}G td;bRيCR̛ADη4 EҟPFUEzJ_s+Df:HrIH:xsO]NbA,/ʧqHq t΀RfsDo>i?i$9t TRBs8!RX~,3ƦLZ.M76l:c,oW0Crf p|=s )DA7%iZ2kz|7A;B& v.+R˻4wSɩ1hm]MZ@CQA^jLLێVpߛ ?1(dk/dH8m8)i2dct\d\j)ty[ñd4Yfvu屢Љ$$Q|,:] JoH:A!IXfM*ܨ-EMI P4$ V?O)yYV R 7+`11e!90`(SVc6Y&Tx돏K7t֋ ZTuMyܕ[wCʭfUA%W`M+I $mNJ8  T䠄8bmwH.֚h33ZoKA5G~<Di ;.3YF ^X-65BB4*)y'\$Yޭn4 enU+9-2i-_mJ& b!F,5(EKɔp#ʅ }e?ʹ,IQn0l9epUxkMașI0o"*/[ 3=gFcȜ~%ġI4\Hfj5Lv-*"I|tK NXD!9 d:܍̀yT ۇ$&eB`˧-jpa0;8Sr" dSzI+Ք;X>} %!>`mKBVXB0nxM#摳6ٍ k'MY'h=+ƸzM@l(_vH@w00D\l_NSإpJ;Vѳ:I1801Vka݋d)Xsiu(m>񲑠'Fy 1y-k79G:UvA7挝K}f[i |P!":|] 2K#>ͺ%!̩{FW@B#}t(=uf&89Z^t\nٮ{*@F. >? /_}erI_Y&%zҫ3 βA Voum8% ^ c y ',Xi$$TLR^yDǁ4z"DO>us`9zQg ?+*4>bgj }0 ;}BsE8ur^6]35jXA"R`hgx/Evםd)Ƥ\]p,,w/a4 ]qhzv Sձu}n垒вyLŹWn EAX\xѽgaANiɍT[y,͒B)= ǩQIpfbY+e\+'~yyk)w i5 kزnnrƷRA$GeaȤ賊=Ͷ-;9Z{Kn"TqaT|0ZMS֟ǂLB؊AjHiНǂVWGX}d$|=3g%C(,/|TXltL5MX|~lU9gWx&_/hQrsWSO #YSFK@ f{"1y5K Qp4Wь%M7RَM9Y/7%wJ4]& X{p倹Hblbɗ3K]tB <۴7Zk*U"q "aYRzCz+irv {b iZFd5x'j /S=_J4FX{J˖ ږϷ%B-qlSvb5nagEM )Ӄ@rW]Rig`Wyt]\iH 8 E:p v& ҦƓ#/)ZYxuH)],[Gzќ7L'2~\T6ZVґ*}aPaՂPP`e7T6}(ѡÔD->Rľ0\/79LكAp9e'}id -h dZW{"255I޷Sl{a؄r94[?S ]1H0A¶T+G MP)7:ʼnpIo}bǯ/Y6qJ^>[:V 6z:\rg~Vfn}B%r#7% AXVlYK;c3<ޜ = _Lf)Wכ93xiA=ŧPRgÆO|@9Rq8wE@5gOs* ݋R!AL-I6og k%K赜xX^BYA\~g)_0^dȓsoOiItHhkdt[ȲkY*6,HGKfIRJⲕy*F=贄΋~)d9$ue Q;8ׇ34Ҵxs:7V*py=yg!YƼ;bV3t;"ހpB&8ČJؘSqgld20 N]`B%E5v6dQLc+J0^h}';Jʪ+s,gWE$QL=9ap;  E.} #' j8EVJ57i!_ґ: l-%.J6cR0}ڰ%yhT=˅}̾cɆ7[nCqo[zV٧ϣJ O]#˞]v'.V2KD XԈfuÙq}#B/\ᖑA&y)ᨺ+ ʷǯ;vb3Z}13J.(ӯ&q~!yaDr;ipnN;: )GiQl ;fx3-8UF)\6u=-Em2#FpKϭ{h']Yl?V 6juy;f?8J?,tث)1 u $}=޿7I|}{{0`x1^Bj|7hxV=cQҧ@A3i[[BB}ܓ:[5ɭPؔ޳aej6WGAS5G'! S/4OZho̳/$_0AֺHq1 - 6OLWo} A{ct~~{3ڡFDSC{=6BG:,QYkpJ ݍW%=jȌC{4ibl5r@^L=51?<f89YP^^?4ݔdx2,R~pd>r|~Wl'`_G13N( pVҊG &۳MpIR$]{%+ּ)qꐺ8 LIӓ`K{L5pg>tDf,eƐrf65ك5K["&Ʃ)zMI,߄'7 o)> G9oί\W?l@,]}=y{Dž]s Np<8v4DGB#µcYmc\{ݨ<)|kȕ|ݾJ@b-p(9Q(5dA5`e#iri4vs{&rFR /kBIkGÜǥwM00Ϙ8G1`]~rQ}Vh9NCN-YsFӘR'a<{I;' gm^4k5cvNAH8̗-N'.l4W$[bFX)8I+τdCLz C>e`q.an^@hQf:d~)Γ1}Q)QVz4ͣ*}G/lPp)=JrRBJ+!{MFcV]C ̍Y[s Osve )0S3z ڎk6vkΆ'cl Q6\~XwHAz|CrE#_qΡݬDV};Z9JZDO-ir+l%D:%5\M({-Z>zݫGB___ ,xQTqZ)WyX}A^o#Z:nL,d ]_!;qBtTݎ80~NlrrѨ8B!8GW=Ȧr 8HA7o"zM JCqUwN.!E5%+L9Hfp>rTR둀[A*uxh2t RԎ`m,1;8ıFKD^1Oo>۾mFHwh J/lO8!"ҾނRlla\.8ZeOaKApݥKάjټVv~,St%s`sk/`Nv<mE̿z\ uNxI$3jФr+I>M$\vC$:s%Y& !qaPCZ]# vQnw?7瘮8|+i,|dZX%s4ϕj#&+F}rCFD[č6W8!A=wJ>uINZYg.-SA]?^XcY7-uߧq٧۽/$#P:s$.ɿPeAOPS^MFwӚF4I%O: &:0G/Wzo}UGV"lϊic_(q]tPr&GE;-ۯ~u5>m1K6hM_^'caJ)_ߦYiKMz-Pt߸7TZ#QnϤy* cwOY9Q̞.c^`}œιŴd)^Hs~4^/_ݪ8 >w$q:}B?kh2ou[U7SFa֌x8&{r4M*C (Z"HjجsKDXAp`QxbB [;7{nz{edc È|e-t YxTgaҌN8̊yr{{36[9cGtM(Z}w[U`>0;gOe G]\CoƜ E{(@^?xxl|DZo~-.-GkI{2HOM%s7=Q"ix蚑c9?3n3Z攟pDE[2\[|G^fd0Τ"]$ Of1$:*5objw_~[{=ްDk`JMWaI8mc2IooIt:EXD7L 5 kgUP%Q]Bm|kyŭ\i~.5ξ 8 6*6lr]}enp~Ӎ(<}m;8AQPoy f[-+loFÛK!s~Eq/d/%;8oL 7 `ʊ8j ? P ;uI]" t%%;[͉V@= Gd)~ͩb31ѫqj iS &Xkslä`ɯa'CW9}.EKRlfDh~z]g?GF>maߵqܪP/_c9#uZ 4:N7J|(|82:%7^I~mp=ٲ˩lٛG#(lA9=:rMJ|՞DPWFo2MY/|Eb <8sn=b\˷$# ̣%^&s'qCr}r`Dq4nKc3%>RxUB>quO|TSg=[ʾ_1HªU}+9^Zd_$⚉`D!qGqNK'KhDY=F/viD`{cv j?,eXd: V.W<kh4\ha7e9\ǛI CGr[|<NcYkF`tBRhnd4{V yn􌓯 `82Zw
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1