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Dane County place-names / by Frederic G. Cassidy ; [new foreword by David Medaris ; new introduction by Tracy Will].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cassidy, Frederic G., 1907-2000.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Names, Geographical--Wisconsin--Dane County.
- Names, Geographical.
- Dane County (Wis.)--History, Local.
- Dane County (Wis.).
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 245 p. : maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dane County Place-Names is an entertaining record of the heritage of Dane County, Wisconsin's capital region, from its earliest days through the 1940s. This classic work by the late lexicographer Frederic G. Cassidy is back in print for new generations to enjoy. Cassidy applied his insightful eye to the origins and evolution of local names that reveal a colorful history: Whiskey Creek, Brag Hollow, Marxville, Pancake Valley, Halunkenburg, Skunk Hollow, and Tipple School. This edition features a new introduction by local historian Tracy Will and a foreword by Isthmus journalist David Medaris.
- Notes:
- "Much of this book is reproduced from The place-names of Dane County, Wisconsin, by Frederic G. Cassidy, Publication of the American Dialect Society, number 7, April 1947"--T.p. verso.
- Originally published: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 1968.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-242).
- ISBN:
- 9780299232931
- 029923293X
- OCLC:
- 826516858
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