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01668aam a22002293i 4500 001 F400235A199211EFAA2C9EE853ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240524010037 008 231006s2024 scu g 000|0 eng d 020 $a 1467155632 020 $a 9781467155632 040 $a StDuBDS $b eng $c StDuBDS $e rda $d BTCAT $d SILO 100 1 $a Boice, Daniel, $e author. 245 10 $a Naming Arkansas : $b Curious place names from Greasy Corner to Sock City / $c Daniel Boice. 264 1 $a Mount Pleasant : $b The History Press, $c 2024. 300 $a 128 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a The History Behind the Names The place names of Arkansas reflect four centuries of settlement and human response to the state's unique geography. Each new group of settlers brought their own rich memories, heritage and hopes for a better life, all of which manifested in the names of the places they encountered and the towns that grew. Merchants and businessmen (and women), especially railroad officials, eagerly attached their own names to the new stations and towns that sprang up in the late nineteenth century, while bureaucratic bumbles and confused legends led to unique names. And all the while, irrepressible humor combined with local patois to generate names like Greasy Corner, Oil Trough, Pig Eye, and Smackover. Arkansas place names provide a rich treasury for residents and visitors seeking to better know the history and popular culture of the Bear State. 650 0 $a Arkansas. 650 0 $a Arkansas $x History $y 19th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240524010350.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F400235A199211EFAA2C9EE853ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search