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6 comments to "Origin of Alaskan Place Names"
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jessleigh
April 16th, 2008 at
1:29 pm
Place name stories are wonderful. My parents live in a little community called TOAST. There are many conflicting stories about why it has that name. I encourage everyone to seek out the story behind the name of your hometown and the place you currently live (which may be the same, as in my case).
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CheeseDuck
April 16th, 2008 at
2:28 pm
Interesting!
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Adam Stanhope
April 16th, 2008 at
2:40 pm
Please read The Yiddish Policemens Union by Michael Chabon!
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bean
April 16th, 2008 at
4:02 pm
Hmm. Mechanicsville. I wonder where that name comes from.
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Lester
April 16th, 2008 at
7:07 pm
Don’t forget Turnagain Arm (between Anchorage and Seward).
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su.wei
April 16th, 2008 at
10:11 pm
oOoOo i cant wait to see where my hometowns name came from
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