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She was the namesake of the town of Sedona, Arizona. She helped in the establishment of the family farm and general store in the town. She also served as the town's bible school teacher. Sedona saved funds to build the Wayside Chapel. Among her legacy is a sculpture of a statue in her likeness by the Sedona Red Rocks Arts Council honoring her ...
A namesake is a person, place, or thing bearing the name of another. Most commonly, it refers to an individual who is purposely named after another [ 1 ] (e.g. John F. Kennedy Jr would be the namesake of John F. Kennedy ).
Names from these two sources can be found in the Ancient World section below the list of countries. Battle sites are also a source for foreign names. The Mexican–American War is the most common source, but other wars such as the Napoleonic Wars and World War I are also represented.
A new exhibit about Thomas Dove Keizur and his family, namesake of the city, is in the works Keizer Heritage Museum. The museum has launched a Reimagining and Modernization (RAM) Project and will ...
William Hayward - City Namesake an article from the Tri-City Voice, dated March 20, 2007; Google Books excerpts from book Historic spots in California By Mildred Brooke Hoover and Douglas E. Kyle, published in 2002 (5th Edition) by Stanford University Press. William Hayward is discussed on p. 16.
List of city name changes; List of largest cities throughout history; List of national capitals; List of ghost towns by country; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; Lists of city flags; World's most livable cities; Global city
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
Buckner, Missouri – Senator Alexander Buckner or Real Estate operator Simon Buckner or namesake is Thomas W. Buckner, an original owner of the site. Bucks Bridge, New York – Isaac Buck (settler) [88] Buckskin Joe, Park County, Colorado – Joseph Higginbotham (frontiersman nicknamed "Buckskin Joe") [88]