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Western History Subject Index

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Subject	Place Names. Colorado
Title	Western History Subject Index
Description	Place Names. Colorado Suggested by William Gilpin who "pointed out that people have, to a great extent, named states for the principal rivers. One of the great features of this new Country, he said, was the Colorado River, and he thought the new territory should be named for that stream." From the Spanish and means "Colored red" C S C p.133 & 134
Format-Medium	Index
Abbreviations	http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/whsi/