This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
How The Bronx and Other Places Got Their Names
A compact note tracing place names across the U S from Bronck to van der Donck Wilkes Barre and Provost and Provot and Jesse Chisholm The Ethnic Almanac notes origins of Bronx Yonkers Wilkes Barre Provo and Chisholm Trail with brief attributions to historical figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bronx
N.Y
James Bronck
Yonkers
Jonkheer Adriaen van der Donck
Wilkes-Barre
John Wilkes
Isaac Barre
Provo
Utah
Etienne Provot
Chisholm Trail
Jesse Chisholm
Bronck
Jacob Stoltzfus
Christiana