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Welcome to the Story Behind American Location Names: The Etymology of American Names

Workshops/Blogs

Blogs and workshops are offered regularly on the background and evolution of location names of U.S. regions, states, cities, rivers, national parks , and selected colleges and universities. Some locations have detailed documentation and other location names are anecdotal. This information is a great source to engage in memorable conversation and relationship building with family members, colleagues and the communities you engage.

Ongoing Updates, Documentation and Reader Views

Join me on helping provide additional documentation and insight on these and additional location names that have a unique story to tell. I also encourage you to offer photos of locations that have a good story to tell on how they got their name. Also, suggest places to see and learn more about an area.

Publications

Publications referenced on this web site can be purchased at Chester Springs Media Group (csmediagroup.com) or at Amazon.com or Etsy.com.

About Us

The author is a seasoned, published world traveler who has been to all 50 states and have visited many of the locations that appear in American Location Names: The Story Behind Them book. Significant research has been done to learn the story behind the names that are included in this book. The stories are informative, entertaining, surprising and a good subject in historical, educational and trivia conversations with friends and family.

Images are also included in the Book and Instagram web site. Periodic trip updates and photo reviews of the various locations are provided as well as ongoing updates to the content of the book as they are discovered by the authors and supplied by readers and members in their own pursuits. All guest and member submissions are curated. Periodic workshops and blogs are provided on the etymology of American Location Names.

Current and Upcoming Publications

American Location Names: The Story Behind Them

If you ever wondered how U.S. cities, U.S. States, national parks, rivers and regionals got their names? This is a good reference to find out. The United States is a melting pot of name origins from Native American, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Greek religious sources.

Later in America's development many names originated by inventors, entertainers, TV shows, public figures, the U.S. Postal Service and railroads. Did you know that there was even a movement to create a 14th state called "Franklin," after America's noted Ben Franklin?

America also has a large number of highly suggestive names that have unique stories behind them as well. If you know a little about the history of a location a starting point is to know how a place received its current name and maybe even how it changed over time. This will help you better appreciate where you are in the present moment.