Place Names of San Antonio plus Bexar and Surrounding Counties

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About Place Names Of San Antonio Plus Bexar And

Product Description This second, much-enlarged edition of Dr. David Green s pioneering book on place names now identifies, often for the first time, more than 700 familiar and less familiar names in eight counties in South Texas. There are dozens of new illustrations of namesakes. Chapters on San Antonio s names reveal origins in numerous categories streets, parks, schools, libraries and learning centers, landmarks, military bases, suburbs. Another chronicles the blizzard of names on the streets and buildings of the South Texas Medical Center. Origins of many Spanish names are included, as are those of a few names less officially designated, such as Pace Picante Sauce and the Quarry Market. Vanished families reappear, forgotten achievements gain new recognition, and those who just happened to be around when a name was needed get their credit, too. This is a book with answers that will be referred to again and again. About the Author Dr. David Green is a noted surgeon and educator who has written and edited several textbooks on orthopedic and hand surgery. As a faculty member at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the 1970s, his address was on Floyd Curl Drive. No one seemed to know who Floyd Curl was. Curiosity over the naming of this street led to an ever- widening search for stories behind the names of San Antonio. This book is the result.