what town and were from?

Question

were does the name of your town come from , ie preston,,,,priest town, leyand,,layland.. meaning flat land

Answer 1

Probably more info than you wanted, but interesting historically, nonetheless, don't you think?
Monroe and Ouachita Valley, located in north LA, have a long and impressive history since being estab­lished March 31, 1807. It is one of the 19 parishes, which were created by dividing the Territory of New Orleans.
The parish is named after the Ouachita Indians who held the area when it was first discovered and ex­plored. There is disagreement as to the meaning of the word "Ouachita." Its Choctaw meaning is "Big Hunt­ing Ground," but it also means, "sil­ver water." Years before the "Louisi­ana Purchase" the present site of Monroe was a more or less established point of contact on the banks of the Ouachita River for the fur traders and Indians of the region. It was a half-defined gateway into the land of adventure and mystery that lay beyond the great lone wilderness.

The Ouachita River was first explored by Hernando de Soto in 1542, and later by the French. In March and April 1700 "Father of Louisiana", Jean Baptist LeMoyne, the Sieur de Bienville came on a fact finding tour for his brother Iberville. He visited a Ouachita Village where the present day town of Columbia is Located.

There were five huts and 70 men to record. A French trad­ing post called: Prairie de Canots was established on the "Washita," but there were no per­manent settlements until after the close of the French and Indian War in 1763, when Louisiana was ceded to Spain. This was near where the present day Monroe is located/Prairie de Canots (Prairie of the Canoes) was named this probably because it was a land­ing place for the Indians of the re­gion who came to trade with the hunters and trappers.

Spain sent Don Juan Filhiol as com­mandant of the post, and he built the Post of Ouachita around 1780 to protect the settlers against the Indians. He later renamed it to Fort Miro. This fort was on the site of the present Monroe. He was commandant until 1800.

In 1805 the newly established town was plotted, recorded and by act of the territorial government, Fort Miro was designated as the seat of justice of "Ouachita County". The Filhiol plantation on the east bank of the river was divided into blocks each 300 feet square. The eastern boundary was the present Jackson Street, The original planta­tion of Joseph de la Baume, which had by this time been disposed of by the owner, and similarly divided, and from those two grants a major poition of the present cities of Mon­roe and West Monroe evolved. Fort Miro was built on the banks of the Ouachita River in what is now downtown Monroe and is where the parish courthouse now stands. Filhiol is considered the father of modern Monroe. In his day, he worked hard to establish a town on his land grant.

On September 5,1816,Filhiol signed the deed, which gave over the lots to the parish government. On that date, Monroe had its true birth.The town name was changed from Fort Miro to Monroe in 1819 in honor of the United States President James Monroe. Primitive as it was, it evolved into twin cities of industrial and commercial importance. West Monroe actually be­came a city in 1880. Combin­ing the two former towns of Trenton and Cotton Port, each of which began at sepa­rate times and locations, formed the city of West Mon­roe. Monroe and West Monroe are often referred to as the twin cities.

Answer 2

Shy Town Which is where I'm from! Chi Town represent! South Side up in here!

Answer 3

Manchester

Gnaeus Julius Agricola, in the course of his campaign against the powerful Brigantes tribe, established a temporary wooden fort at the confluence of the Rivers Irwell and Medlock in 79 AD. It was called Mamucium, which is a Celtic word meaning "breast-shaped hill" (from mamm- = "breast" plus Anglo-Saxon ceaster = "town)

Love Emma B's Nottingham origin.

Answer 4

Well I am from Manila, Philippines, Manila was derived from a white flower locally known as Maynilad, it is a white flower which is prevalent in Manila before the arrival of Spanish conqueror in our country. During the time of colonization, our city has no name but it was known for this white flower, so the name became Maynila which is the true name of Manila (Manila is the english translation of the Americans when they colonized the philippines after defeating the spanish aramada off Manila Bay) until now local residents calls it in its True Name.

Answer 5

Brighton from the Old English Beorhthelmes tūn (Beorhthelm's farmstead). This name has evolved through Bristelmestune (1086), Brichtelmeston (1198), Brighthelmeston (1493) and Brighthelmston (1816).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brighton

Answer 6

My hometown-- Shenandoah, Iowa--is a Native American word for "beautiful daughter of the stars", and it's claim to fame is that it's been the home of the famous singing Everly Brothers and Blackwood Brothers, and we are also known as "the seed and nursery center of the world".

Answer 7

Athens = The Goddess Athena

Answer 8

Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia
Crows Nest comes from an aboriginal man with last Crow, who people travelling through here.

Answer 9

Ulan Ude =
Red River

Answer 10

Albuquerque NM (grew up there anyway) .. from the Spanish duke Alburquerque who ran the area around 1550-60, then it lost an r. (Didn't really need it =) )