From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History (Indiana)

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Ronald L. Baker presents the folklore and the history of the names of populated places in Indiana. Over 4,000 entries are arranged alphabetically and come with the present spellings, local pronunciations, and origins of Indiana place names, in addition to variant spellings and variant names and dates of settlement and/or status quo. This fascinating cultural have a look at offers the lore, folk legends, jokes, and anecdotes that flesh out the bare bones of dates and main points, humanizing the have a look at of place names. Place-name legends could also be more fanciful than factual, but they give you the student of culture with information on what the names mean to the individuals who use them: telling these legends enables Hoosiers to form a better bond with their region and to situate themselves in history.

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