1001 Colorado Place Names
- ISBN-10
- 0700606327
- ISBN-13
- 9780700606320
- Category
- Travel / General
- Pages
- 237
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Author
- Maxine Benson
Description
This volume discusses how place names in Colorado originated and what changes they have undergone. 63 counties, 716 settlements and 56 fourteeners (peaks above 14,000 feet) along with other places known for their historical, geographical, geological or onomastic significance are included.
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