Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Great Lakes Books Series)

Romig, Walter

ISBN 10: 0814318371 / ISBN 13: 9780814318379

Published by Wayne State University Press, 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Great Lakes Books Series)
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814318371
• ISBN 13: 9780814318379
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Hardcover, blue cloth, copper lettering, 673 pages, index of personal names, several b/w photos and illustrations from old sources, over 5000 entries, each giving origin of place name, first settlers, capsule history, etc. *** Includes hundreds of obsolete names, unincorporated villages, defunct post offices, etc, with cross-references.; Originally published by author in 1973. This is 1st hardcover edition, with new foreword by Larry B. Massie, 1986.

Book Description

From Aabec in Antrim County to Zutphen in Ottawa County, from Hell to Hooker, Michigan Place Names is a compendium of information on the origins of the state's geographical names.