| Paris, Tightwad, and Peculiar, 1: Missouri Place Names Contributor(s): McMillen, Margot Ford (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826209726 ISBN-13: 9780826209726 Publisher: University of Missouri Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 977.8 |
| LCCN: 94-25468 |
| Series: Missouri Heritage Readers |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.01" W x 8.98" (0.44 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paris, Tightwad, Peculiar, Neosho, Gasconade, Hannibal, Diamond, Quarantine, Zif, and Zig. These are just a few of the names Margot Ford McMillen covers in her lively book on the history of place names in Missouri. The origins behind the names range from humorous to descriptive: -Tightwad, Missouri, is said to have been named after a store owner who cheated a mailman out of his rightful watermelon to make an extra fifty cents. -Plad, Missouri, was supposed to be named "Glad," but the post office printed the name wrong, and it was too much trouble to get it changed. -Some place names describe a location, such as Big Spring or Flat River. -Other names show the influence of immigrants to the state, like Hermann, which is a German name, or the Maries River, which was derived from the French. -Many places are named for people or wildlife found nearby, while others are backed up by legend or simply picked out of thin air. |