Florida Place Names
Subtitle: Alachua to Zolfo Springs
Contributors: Joan Perry Morris (Editor)
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Published: August 1998
Place of publication: Sarasota, Florida
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781561640843
Subjects: Names, Geographical; United States - South - South Atlantic (General); History - U.S.; Florida - Local History; Geographic Names; United States - State & Local - General; Travel; Trivia; Games/Puzzles; History, Local; General; United States - South Atlantic - Florida; Florida
Description: Many names of Florida places evoke fantastic images: Caloosahatchee, Okeechobee, Loxahatchee, Everglades, Miami—to mention only a few. Florida's places were often named to honor prominent local citizens such as postmasters, landowners, or war heroes; Jacksonville, for example, was named for Florida's first American governor, Andrew Jackson. Later the state's interest in attracting new residents produced names that suggested pleasant places to live, such as Belle Glade and Avon-by-the-Sea. From Alachua (from the Seminole for "jug") to Zolfo Springs (from the Italian for "sulphur"), Florida Place Names delights and educates with a rich and varied offering of Florida lore.
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