Georgia Place-Names from Jot-Em-Down to Doctortown

By Cathy J. Kaemmerlen

Book Overview

Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone's throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can't be...that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can't help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot this state. Luckily, the intrepid Cathy Kaemmerlen stands ready to unravel the enigmas--Enigma is, in fact, a Georgia town--behind the state's most astonishing appellations. Cow Hell, Gum Pond, Boxankle and Lord a Mercy Cove? One town owes its name to a random sign that fell off a railcar, while another memorializes a broken bone suffered by a cockfight spectator. And just how many place names were inspired by insolent mules? Come on in to find out.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467143553
• ISBN13: 9781467143554
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"