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Altavista (town) Campbell County (W3)
Die Stadt "Altavista" wurde nach einer Farm benannt, die dem Siedler Henry Lane" gehörte.
Möglich wäre, dass die farm auf einer Anhöhe lag und benannt wurde nach span. "AltaVista" = dt. "hochgelegener Ausblick", engl. "high view".
(E?)(L?) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25291
Erstellt: 2010-01
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epodunk - Community-Profiles VA
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/communities_va.html
Meine Stichproben ergaben, dass es zur überwiegenden Anzahl der Informationen zu US-amerikanischen Städten auch Hinweise zur Namensgebung gibt, die meist mit der Formel "The community was named ..." eingeleitet werden.
Dies rechtfertigt die Aufnahme im Etymologie-Portal.
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- Stephens City (town) Frederick County
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- Sterling Loudoun County
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- Tangier (town) Accomack County
- Tangier Island King William County
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- Tasley Accomack County
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- Temperanceville Accomack County
- The Plains (town) Fauquier County
- Thornburg Spotsylvania County
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- Toano James City County
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- Triangle Prince William County
- Troutdale (town) Grayson County
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- Vera Appomattox County
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- Windsor (town) Isle of Wight County
- Winston Culpeper County
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- Woodstock (town) Shenandoah County
- Wytheville (town) Wythe County
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- Zanoni Gloucester County
- Zuni Isle of Wight County
epodunk - County Profiles VA
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/counties/va_county.html
Meine Stichproben ergaben, dass es zur überwiegenden Anzahl der Informationen zu US-amerikanischen Verwaltungsbezirken auch Hinweise zur Namensgebung gibt, die meist mit der Formel "The county was named ..." eingeleitet werden.
Dies rechtfertigt die Aufnahme im Etymologie-Portal.
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Garrisonville Stafford County (W3)
Vermutlich war hier einst eine Militärstation.
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25455
Gloucester Gloucester County (W3)
Die Gemeinde "Gloucester" in Virginia wurde nach der Stadt "Gloucester" in England ("Gloucestershire") benannt.
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25459
Gloucester Point Gloucester County (W3)
Weshalb dieser "Punkt" den Namen "Gloucester" trägt wird leider nicht erwähnt. Aber in einem County, das ebenfalls "Gloucester" heißt, sollte das nicht verwundern.
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25460
Gloucester County (W3)
Das County "Gloucester" in Virginia wurde nach "Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester", dem dritten Sohn von Charles I. benannt.
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22908
(E?)(L?) http://de.structurae.de/geo/alpha/index.cfm?let=g&min=400
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
(E?)(L?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_County,_Virginia
(E?)(L?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stuart,_Duke_of_Gloucester
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Plasterco Washington County (W3)
Die Gemeinde wurde benannt nach einem Produkt der U.S. Gypsum Company benannt.
(E?)(L?) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25630
Erstellt: 2010-09
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Roanoke (city) Roanoke City (W3)
Der Name der Stadt "Roanoke" geht zurück auf eine Art Währung der Indianer dieses Namens.
"Roanoke" und die Formen "Roenoke" und "Rawnoke" bedeuten "(Meeres-)Muschel".
(E?)(L?) http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/wampumpeag
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25668
(E?)(L?) http://dictionary.reference.com/
(E?)(L?) http://www.sacklunch.net/placenames/R/Roanoke.html
Roanoke River (W3)
Der Name "Roanoke River" geht zurück auf ein indianisches Wort mit der Bedeutung "(Meeres-)Muschel".
(E?)(L?) http://dictionary.reference.com/
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Short Pump Henrico County (W3)
Die Gemeinde wurde nach einem Gasthaus benannt. Anscheinend verstand sich diese als "kleine Pumpstation".
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25700
Steeles Tavern (W3)
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Augusta County
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Virginia (W3)
1570-1580 wurden die niederländischen Rebellen von der englischen Königin Elisabeth I. aber auch die Hugenotten und die "Piraten" wie Francis Drake unterstützt. Die Piraten führten Privatkriege gegen Spanien und plünderten die aus Amerika zurückkehrenden Schiffe.
1584 nahm Walter Raleigh eine Region in Amerika in Besitz, die er nach der (angeblich) jungfräulichen Königin "Virginia" nannte. Von dort wurden Kartoffeln und Tabak nach England eingeführt.
(E?)(L?) http://www.wcc.at/us-geschichte/etymologie-der-suedstaaten.html
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Als der englische Seeheld Sir Walter Raleigh 1584 bei der Wocokom-Insel landete, nannte er das dahinter liegende Festland zu Ehren seiner "jungfräulichen" Königin "Virginia" (von lat. "virgo" = "Jungfrau").
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(E?)(L?) http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/eliza.htm
Auf der angegebenen Seite kann man sich weiter über Elisabeth I. und ihre Zeit informieren.
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