Louisiana Place Names
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Author |
: Clare D’Artois Leeper |
Publisher |
: LSU Press |
Total Pages |
: 309 |
Release |
: 2012-10-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807147382 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807147389 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Louisiana Place Names by : Clare D’Artois Leeper
From Aansel to Zwolle, with Mamou in between, researcher Clare D'Artois Leeper offers an alphabet of Louisiana place names, both past and present. Leeper includes 893 entries that reveal a distinct view of the state's history. Her unique blend of documented fact and traditional wisdom results in an entertaining guide to Louisiana's place name lore. Leeper considers the origins of each place as well as each name, drawing attention to the individuals who transformed Louisiana from an uninhabited wilderness into a populated state. Not surprising for a region that has existed under ten flags, Louisiana's place names reflect a mixture of several languages and point to other locales across the country and around the world. Even the state's name, Leeper points out, combines the French Louis and the Spanish iana, meaning "belonging to" Louis XIV. Name origins trace back to geography, flora, fauna, religion, weather, people, and occasionally, a flood, a favorite book, or a popular local dish. Leeper conducted numerous interviews, visited courthouses, museums, and libraries, and more recently made use of the Geographic Names Information System to create this fascinating collection of Louisiana history and folklore.
Author |
: William Alexander Read |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 90 |
Release |
: 1927 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015030547643 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Louisiana Place-names of Indian Origin by : William Alexander Read
Author |
: Louisiana. Department of Public Works |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1967 |
ISBN-10 |
: LCCN:68064552 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Directory of Louisiana Cities, Towns, and Villages by : Louisiana. Department of Public Works
Author |
: Alc�ee Fortier |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 1264 |
Release |
: 1909 |
ISBN-10 |
: CHI:22183619 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Louisiana by : Alc�ee Fortier
Author |
: Louisiana. Department of Public Works |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1971 |
ISBN-10 |
: LCCN:70634891 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis Directory of Louisiana Cities, Towns and Villages by : Louisiana. Department of Public Works
Author |
: Federal Writers' Project (La.) |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 19?? |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:10941912 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Louisiana Place Names by : Federal Writers' Project (La.)
Author |
: Louisiana. Office of Public Works |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 148 |
Release |
: 1982 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:9175335 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Louisiana Directory of Cities, Towns, and Villages by : Louisiana. Office of Public Works
Author |
: Louisiana. Department of Public Works |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 172 |
Release |
: 1961 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:10815075 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis List of Cities, Towns, and Villages Showing Population and Post Office by : Louisiana. Department of Public Works
Author |
: René Coulet du Gard |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 198? |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000095162024 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis French Place Names in the U.S.A. by : René Coulet du Gard
Author |
: William Bright |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 632 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806135980 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806135984 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Native American Placenames of the United States by : William Bright
This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.