Colorado Place Names [Paperback]

William Bright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1993

"Colorado Place Names" lists 1900 Colorado communities, counties, peaks, passes, rivers, streams, and other geographical features. Each alphabetical entry includes, as appropriate, a pronunciation guide, elevation, location, date of founding, history, and origin of name. Based on the classic book by George Eichler, this completely rewritten and newly researched book is an indispensable guide for anyone traveling or studying the Centennial State.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Johnson Books; 2nd edition (May 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555661025
• ISBN-13: 978-1555661021
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,640,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book if your into history, September 13, 2000

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This review is from: Colorado Place Names (Paperback)

This is a great little book for those of you who like little bits of history. This book provides a short summary of the history or interesting facts of places in colorado. If you are into geneology you learn that a town or county may not have the same name today that it did 90 years ago. That complicates your search. This book lists many of those towns and gives you their current and old names,as well as the name of the county the town is or was in. You will often be told the origin of the place, and its nameas well as any interesting facts. I do recommend this book to historians or any one who just likes interesting tid bits. Its also fun to go visit some of those places and experience them first hand.