Historical Gazetteer of the United States

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Routledge, Feb 14, 2006 - History - 888 pages
The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.
 

Contents

Alabama
1
Alaska
23
Arizona
39
Arkansas
54
California
75
Colorado
126
Connecticut
146
Delaware
168
Nebraska
662
Nevada
683
New Hampshire
693
New Jersey
714
New Mexico
735
New York
750
North Carolina
803
North Dakota
832

District of Columbia
177
Florida
184
Georgia
215
Hawaii
254
Idaho
260
Illinois
269
Indiana
309
Iowa
334
Kansas
363
Kentucky
390
Louisiana
422
Maine
445
Maryland
468
Massachusetts
488
Michigan
529
Minnesota
562
Mississippi
587
Missouri
609
Montana
649
Ohio
844
Oklahoma
880
Oregon
903
Pennsylvania
915
Rhode Island
955
South Carolina
968
South Dakota
982
Tennessee
1004
Texas
1030
Utah
1094
Vermont
1109
Virginia
1132
Washington
1171
West Virginia
1193
Wisconsin
1212
Wyoming
1239
Index
1250
Copyright

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Paul T. Hellmann
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Paul T. Hellmann
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About the author (2006)

Paul T. Hellmann is a freelance writer and geographer who most recently researched, wrote, and/or edited 33,000 entries (about one-fourth of the total) for the new Columbia Gazetteer of the World, for which he did field research in 37 states. He has also written a historical tour guide of Frederick County in Virginia and many articles for other reference books. Other work experience includes creating rural address systems for seven counties and researching address systems for the Census.

Bibliographic information

TitleHistorical Gazetteer of the United States
AuthorPaul T. Hellmann
PublisherRoutledge, 2006
ISBN1135948593, 9781135948597
Length888 pages
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