How New Naming. Systems Emerge: The Prototypical Case of Columbus and Washington
Abstract A new, generalized commemorative use of personal names as toponyms began and spread at about the time of the French and American Revolutions as a consequence of the personalities involved and of the events themselves. Three of the most important names – Washington, Columbus, and Columbia –...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1992-09-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1324 |