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Travel Western Provinces

Place Names of Alberta, Vol III

Central Alberta

edited by Tracey Harrison

Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Initial publish date
Mar 1994
Category
Western Provinces
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781895176445
    Publish Date
    Mar 1994
    List Price
    $29.95

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Out of print

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Description

A must for any namedropper! If you need to know where you are in relation to somewhere else, this is the series for you. The books are more than gazetteers: each place-name entry includes the distance from the nearest well-known populated place as well as the origin, meaning and location of the geographical name. The third in the most complete and current series about Alberta's toponymy, Volume III reveals the fascinating history and unique cultural heritage of central Alberta. There are full colour photographs in each volume. Among the geographical names are many that pay tribute to the individuals and groups who contributed so much of their lives to a variety of enterprises that have made Alberta what it is today.

About the author

Tracey Harrison, former executive director of the Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society, has been a toponymic researcher with the Geographical Names Program, Historic Sites and Archives Service, Alberta Community Development, since 1986.

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