This much enlarged third edition of a favorite handbook identifies the origins of nearly 1,000 familiar place names in the San Antonio region. Naming sleuth Dr. David P. Green cracks mysteries that puzzled him in earlier editions, and comes up with several hundred new entries as well. There are more than three dozen new illustrations. We deal with dozens of place names in the course of everyday life-of streets, schools, parks, towns, landmarks. Do the names mean anything beyond labeling where we live, the routes we drive or the places we're going? Who-or what-is it named for? An Alamo hero or a noted citizen? A vanished family, a favorite pet or simply someone who happened to be around when a name was needed? Chapters reveal name origins by category-streets, parks, schools, libraries and learning centers, landmarks, military bases, suburbs. Origins of Spanish names are included, as are those of a few names less officially designated-Pace Picante Sauce, the Quarry Market, the San Antonio Spurs, and more. This is a book with answers you'll be referring to again and again.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S.
ISBN-13
9781595346742
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215710241
Product Key Features
Author
David P. Green
Publication Name
Place Names of San Antonio: Plus Bexar and Surrounding Counties
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
215 mm
Item Width
139 mm
Item Weight
368 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Title_Author
David P. Green
Topic
Local History, Travel Guide
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