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A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names

A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Namesaf Jim Flynn
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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781540201546
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 194
  • Udgivet:
  • 5. december 2016
  • Størrelse:
  • 157x15x235 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 442 g.
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 16. januar 2025
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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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