# Place Names of the Avalon Peninsula of the Island of Newfoundland, Vol. 1

By **E R Seary**

- ISBN-13: 9781487582463
- Series: [Heritage](https://mybookbandits.com/series/heritage)
- Publisher: University of Toronto Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 404
- Published: 15 Dec 1971

## About this book

This book looks at history through a broad, systematic study of the place names of one of the first European settlements in North America. It is rich in quotations from old literature, and it delves into the origins of such evocative names as Butter Pot, Burst Heart Hill, and Mistaken Point. The first nine chapters for

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