Names on the Border

Authors

Edward R. Wolpow

Abstract

In H. L. Mencken's The American Language (Knopf, 1977), a reissue of the 1936 fourth edition and the 1945 and 1948 supplements, there is a brief discussion of United States towns whose names reflect their location on state or national borders. These names are often compounded from the names of the two or three b ordering states. This article is a new look at these old names, and a review of more recent atlases for newer ones.

Recommended Citation

Wolpow, Edward R. (1984) "Names on the Border," Word Ways: Vol. 17 : Iss. 2 , Article 9.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol17/iss2/9