Texas place names /
"Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town's original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement o...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2020
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Pronunciation guide
- Texas towns and counties
- Appendix : A tally of Texas geographic features, complied by the Geographic Names Information System.
