Vol. 38 No. 3 (1990)
Research Article

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names: An Overview

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  • Donald J. Orth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1990.38.3.165

Published 1990-09-01

Copyright (c) 1990 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

This issue of Names commemorates the one hundredth anniversaty of the Board on Geographic Names. From its informal beginning until the present, the Board has played an important role in standardizing the placenames of the United States.

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