Historical Gazetteer of the United States

This superb new resource contains a wealth of local historic information, arranged in chronological order according to city or town. The material is divided by state, with cities and towns presented alphabetically. Each entry includes the town's county and geographical location within the state, followed by an annotated list of significant dates. Among the events noted are first settlers, founding date, origin of the town's name, establishment of various churches and libraries, building or arriv…