What’s in a name? (pt. 5)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the fifth and final installment of a series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Travers Park, Dufort,...
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What’s in a name? (pt. 4)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Newport/Oldtown, Scotchman Peak, Talache,...
What’s in a name? (pt. 3)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the third installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Sagle, Schweitzer, Colburn, Selle,...
What’s in a name? (pt. 2)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the second installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Pend d’Oreille, Sandpoint, Priest...
What’s in a name? (pt. 1)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I’ve always been fascinated by how something gets its name. People have been asking questions about the origins of words since the time of the Greek philosophers. Why is...
