Texas Place Names

by Edward Callary

Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town's original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over "Pin Hook," the original name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dong's story has a nice ring to it; the name was derived from two store owners named Bell, who...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477320644
• ISBN13: 9781477320648
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.9" x 11.0"