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Mary Ansari (ret'd. from Mines/Map Library) has just released her
latest compilation, `Carson City Place Names: the names of old Ormsby
County, Nevada.' Camp Nevada Monograph No. 9, Reno, NV, 68p. The
second in a series of place name volumes covering the state of
Nevada, Carson City Place Names contains information on over 400
place names of the former Ormsby County, now the consolidated
municipality of Carson City, NV.  Though the major emphasis of the
book is on the origin of Carson City geographic names, selected
cultural names and historic sited are also included.  Numerous cross
references from alternate names are given.  There is an extensive
bibliography and a person al names index.  Available from: Camp
Nevada, PO Box 13798, Reno, NV 89507
$10.95 postage paid in US.
 
Linda Newman
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