Tommie, Cerro Gordo, Buena Vista and Saltillo were all named after battles in the war with Mexico, 1846-1847. Treaty 1848. David ----- Original Message ----- From: <TommieD3@aol.com> To: <tnmcnair@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [TNMCNAIR] Spanish place names > Can anyone give me an idea of why places in Hardin and McNairy counties > would have Spanish names? Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, etc sound like they > belong > in the southwest. > > Tommie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNMCNAIR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/461 - Release Date: 10/2/2006 > >