GEORGIA PLACE-NAMES FROM JOT-EM-DOWN TO DOCTORTOWN
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GEORGIA PLACE-NAMES FROM JOT-EM-DOWN TO DOCTORTOWN (ebook)

CATHY J. KAEMMERLEN

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THE HISTORY PRESS (ORM)
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9781439667538
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Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone's throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can't be…that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can't help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot this state. Luckily, the intrepid Cathy Kaemmerlen stands ready to unravel the enigmas--Enigma is, in fact, a Georgia town--behind the state's most astonishing appellations. Cow Hell, Gum Pond, Boxankle and Lord a Mercy Cove? One town owes its name to a random sign that fell off a railcar, while another memorializes a broken bone suffered by a cockfight spectator. And just how many place names were inspired by insolent mules? Come on in to find out.

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