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Durham's Place Names of Central California: Includes Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings & Kern Counties (Durham, David L., Durham's Place-Names of California Series.)
by David L. Durham
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with references to "name commemorates".
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... county line (lat. 37°44'05" N, long. 119'08'35"W; sec. 31,T2 S, R26 E). Named on Devils Postpile (1953) 15' quadrangle. The name commemorates Theodore Agnew of Agnew Meadows (Hanna, p. 2). Agua Caliente: see Caliente [KERN]; Scovern Hot Springs [KERN]. ... "
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Geographic Names, United States Board, Mount Abbot, California Hot Springs, Kaiser Peak, Mount Whitney, quadrangle shows, geographic names, postal authorities, stream heads, name commemorates, relief feature
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Durham's Place Names and California's Gold Country: Includes Mariposa, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sierra & Nevada Counties
by David L. Durham
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Excerpt - on Page 4: "
... of Tioga Pass (lat. 37°47'15" N, long. 119°17'15" W). Altitude 11,982 feet. Named on Tuolumne Meadows (1956) 15' quadrangle. The name commemorates Amelia Earhart Putnam, who disappeared on a flight over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 (United States Board on Geographic Names, ... "
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Durham's Place Names of California's Central Coast: Includes Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey & Santa Cruz counties
by David L. Durham
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with references to "name commemorates".
Excerpt - on Page 3: "
... (lat. 34°54'20" N, long. 120'09'45"W); the place is in Alejandro Canyon . Named on Tepusquet Canyon (1964) 7.5' quadrangle. The name commemorates Alejandro Ontiveras, head of the Spanish family that held land in the vicinity (Gagnon, p. 65). ... "
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Durham's Place Names of California's San Francisco Bay Area: Includes Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Solano & Santa Clara counties
by David L. Durham
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with references to "name commemorates".
Excerpt - on Page 3: "
... Named on Milpitas (1961) 7.5' quadrangle. The name commemorates Abram Agnew, who settled in the neighborhood about 1873; the form "Agnews" also was used for the name (Rambo, 1964, ... "
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