tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post3083965147651475354..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: What's in a Name -- Arizona Place NamesWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-59975200712667512762013-08-01T22:20:31.212-05:002013-08-01T22:20:31.212-05:00Would not like to say, "Hi I'm from Chlor...Would not like to say, "Hi I'm from Chloride," but all of these names are fun. Seems like I have read more than one novel using Gunsight as a town. I once passed through, Bill, Wyoming and Clinton, Nebraska in same week.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-60328418594570326422013-08-01T20:00:16.500-05:002013-08-01T20:00:16.500-05:00Love old place names. Texas is full of 'em. Ho...Love old place names. Texas is full of 'em. However, you can find interesting place names in every part of the country. For example, up here in Connecticut there's a Gay City State Park. Nope, not at all what you think. It's named after the town which once stood there, Gay City, which was not named for a town of homosexuals but after John Gay, the manufacturer who built the town. Shows how a perfectly good word now has a whole other meaning.<br /><br />We also have a Devil's Hopyard State Park. And an Ekonk. And New England is full of many places which still bear the old Native American Indian names.<br /><br />Jim GriffinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-9452583703953834072013-08-01T14:25:15.357-05:002013-08-01T14:25:15.357-05:00One of my favorite pastimes is looking up the orig...One of my favorite pastimes is looking up the origins of place names. What a fun post! <br /><br />I (and a friend, too) spent nearly a month trying to find out the origin of the town name I used in <b>Much Ado About Madams</b>, Dickshooter, Idaho. There's an entry in wikipedia but we proved it incorrect.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-27028162808120418652013-08-01T10:59:31.880-05:002013-08-01T10:59:31.880-05:00I always find it interesting how spots are named. ...I always find it interesting how spots are named. Great post!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-15638942689772512082013-08-01T09:53:11.567-05:002013-08-01T09:53:11.567-05:00Charlie, what a great post! I loved learning about...Charlie, what a great post! I loved learning about these names. I'm sure there are stories to tell about a lot of the place names here in the west and southwest. In Oklahoma we have a town called "Slapout" and one called "Bowlegs" it's said is named after an Indian chief, Billy Bowlegs. Thanks for a very fun post!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-86667913529158884472013-08-01T09:14:11.736-05:002013-08-01T09:14:11.736-05:00Ah, the inventive mind of early adventurers. Glad ...Ah, the inventive mind of early adventurers. Glad you shared it, Charlie.<br />JerryJerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-76584157389122494992013-08-01T07:32:41.886-05:002013-08-01T07:32:41.886-05:00Thanks, Charlie. That was really interesting and v...Thanks, Charlie. That was really interesting and very useful. I have filed it for future use.<br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-19728988664347485352013-08-01T06:07:25.045-05:002013-08-01T06:07:25.045-05:00Colorful names for towns in Arizona. I especially ...Colorful names for towns in Arizona. I especially like the name and story behind "Pick 'Em Up."thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.com