ABOUT THIS BOOK

Dane County Place-Names is an entertaining record of the heritage of Dane County, Wisconsin’s capital region, from its earliest days through the 1940s. This classic work by the late lexicographer Frederic G. Cassidy is back in print for new generations to enjoy. Cassidy applied his insightful eye to the origins and evolution of local names that reveal a colorful history: Whiskey Creek, Brag Hollow, Marxville, Pancake Valley, Halunkenburg, Skunk Hollow, and Tipple School. This edition features a new introduction by local historian Tracy Will and a foreword by Isthmus journalist David Medaris.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Frederic G. Cassidy (1907–2000) was professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS

Foreword to the 2009 Edition

Preface to the 1968 Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the 2009 Edition

Introduction to the 1968 Edition

Dane County Place- Names

Addenda

Appendix I: General Information

Appendix II: Sources

EXCERPT

“Dane County Place-Names is more than a dictionary of local nomenclatures, more than a compendium of historical facts and topographical curiosities. It is the kind of wondrous little volume that compels you to put it down, get up and seek out the places named, to visit them first-hand and to understand this place where you live.”—David Medaris, from the foreword

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