Open Old Books
The Changing of Historic Place Names

The Changing of Historic Place Names

by George Patterson Donehoo

★★★★★No ratings yet

Language: English

Sign in to rate this book.

Sign in to shelve this book.

About this eBook

Author
Shoemaker, Henry W. (Henry Wharton), 1880-1958
Title
The changing of historic place names : With an introduction and glossary of some historic names changed or misspelled in Pennsylvania
Original Publication
Altoona: Tribune Press, 1921.
Credits
Bob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
F106: United States local history: Atlantic coast. Middle Atlantic States
Subject
Names, Geographical -- Pennsylvania
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 78202
Release Date
March 14, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The Changing of Historic Place Names
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.Prefatory Note
  5. 5.Introduction
  6. 6.Changing Historic Place Names
  7. 7.A Partial List of Historic Place Names Changed or Misspelled in Pennsylvania
  8. 8.The Spirit of the Name-Vandal! — Exit Muckelrat and Enter Woodland Hills
  9. 9.Changing the Face of History
  10. 10.Pennsylvania Alpine Club — Transcriber’s Notes

Community reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet.