Kelley from Pa might like this. June March jmarch@pe.net >Wrote this review a couple of years ago about place names in Pa. > >Pennsylvania Trivia compiled by Ernie & Jill Couch and published by Rutledge >Hill Press contained the following tidbits which could impact on Native >Ancestry research in Pa. Especially if you have been doing research and cannot >locate a town mentioned as a residence of an ancestor. > >Early Settlers called Scranton Pa such names as Unionville, Skunk's Misery and >Slocum Hollow. > >Prior to 1895 Larksville was called Blindtown. > >Catawissa in Columbia County means Growing Fat. > >Since 1810 Ashley in Luzerne County has been known as Scrabbletown, Skunktown, >Coalville, Peestone, Hightown, Hendreicksburg, Newton, Alberts, and Nanticoke >Junction. > >Early settlers referred to the site of Huntingdon as Standing Stone. > >The Indian placename of Kittaning means Place of the great River. > >In it's early days, Sewickly in Allegheny County was called Fifetown, Dogtown, >Contention and Devils Race Track. > >Fort Machault, Fort Venago and Fort Franklin have all stood at the present day >site of Franklin. > >The Indian meaning of Lake Winola in Wyoming County is Water Lily. > >Prior to 1829 Newport was called Reider's Ferry and Reidersville. > >Prior to 1846 Archibald was called White Oak Run. > >The Indians knew the site of Port Allegheny as Canoe Place. > >Goshgoshing and Saqualingent are both former names for Tionesta in Forest >County. > >The Indian name of Poquessing Creek on the northeastern edge of Philadelphia >means Place of mice. > >Duryea was known as Babel due to the variety of languages spoken by the early >immigrant miners. > >The Indian name Shickshinny in Luzerne County means Five mountains. > >Lewistown in Mifflin County was once the site of the Shawnee village Ohesson. > >Punxsutawney in Jefferson County got it's name from a corruption of Indian >words describing locally large swarms of gnats. > >The Indian village of French Margaret's Town occupied the site of present day >Williamsport. > >Yankeetown was the former name of Lamar in southern Clinton County. > >Until 1840 Dunmore was called Buckstown. > >Chalfont used to be called Butlers Mill. > >Prior to 1838 Allentown was best known by Northhampton (or Northhamptontown). > >The Pittsburgh suburb of Crafton was once the Indian village of Killiman. > >The town name of Tamaqua in Schuykill County means beaver. > >Jersey Shore was known as Waynesburg in the early 1800's. > >Burnham in Mifflin County was previously known as Freedom Forge and Logan. > >Prior to 1758 Center Square was known as Waggon. > >Towanda is an Indian placename meaning where we bury the dead and was >previously known as Meansville. > >Blossburg was first called Peters Camp. > >The community of Intercourse was originally known as Cross Keys (for a local >tavern). > >Norristown in southeastern Pennsylvania was known as Norriton Plantation and >Mill Tract. > >Elverson was originally called Blue Rocks. > >Scottdale was originally called Fountain Mills. > >Emmaus in Lehigh County was previously called Magintchi and Salzburg. > >New Bethlehem on Red Bank Creek was once called Gumtown. > >The name of the Moravian settlement of Freidenshutten situated near present >day Browntown Mountains, means Tents of peace. > >Lahaska in Bucks County is an Indian name meaning great mountain. > >Northampton occupies of the site of the former Indian village Hokendauqua. > >When Darby was settled in 1682 it was known as Derbytown. > >Hope this helps someone. > >Laurie >NAAHKITTY@aol.com > > ----------------------------------------------- >To contact the list owner, use stephenL@indiana.edu > > Remember, to leave INDIAN-ROOTS-L, send > SIGNOFF INDIAN-ROOTS-L > to > LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > > DON'T send it to INDIAN-ROOTS-L-request ... that won't work! >