THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN PLACE NAMES IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
By Henry Gannett. 
INTRODUCTION. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
During the compilation of this work a large correspondence was 
carried on with State and local historical societies, State, county, and 
township officers, and individuals in all parts of the country for the 
purpose of obtaining information concerning the subject in hand. 
The greatest interest was shown and much work done by correspond- 
ents, who have thus contributed very largely to the work. Much val- 
uable material was collected in this way which otherwise would have 
been unavailable. 
Among my correspondents, special thanks are due to the following 
persons and organizations: 
Thomas M. Owen, Department of Archives and History, Montgom- 
ery, Alabama, for valuable references. 
Major G. E. Bailey, of San Francisco, California, for extensive 
information concerning the Spanish nomenclature of several hundred 
towns in California. 
C. M. Drake, of Eureka, California, for information concerning 
names in Monterey and Humboldt counties. 
The Bureau of American Ethnology, to which 1 am especially 
indebted, not only for much information concerning Indian names, but 
for guidance, advice, and suggestions in obtaining sources of informa- 
tion. Indeed, most of the information concerning the moaning of 
Indian names is derived, either directly or indirectly, from this source, 
and all names of Indian origin have been verified and corrected by 
officers of this Bureau. 
William N. Byers, of Denver, Colorado, for additions to and cor- 
rections of count}^ names. 
Mrs. J. V. Calver, Washington, District of Columbia, who has 
furnished valuable and extensive information concerning hundreds of 
place names in all the States of the Union. 
Robert C. Rockwell, Pittsh'eld, Massachusetts, for additions to and 
corrections of Connecticut and Massachusetts place names. 
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