1. Glenelg, was: New Zealand palindromes
    ... The original is in Scotland of course, on the Sound of Sleat opposite the Isle of Skye. This reminds me - my sister returned from NZ and reported that
    Dec 01, 2001 @ 19:23 - Anton Sherwood (Anton Sherwood <bronto@...>)
  2. Re: Glenelg, was: New Zealand palindromes
    ... This reminds me - my sister returned from NZ and reported that there s a place called Ben Nevis there, a name that also occurs near Santa Cruz, California;
    Dec 01, 2001 @ 19:26 - Peter Smaardijk ("Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@...>)
  3. Re: Glenelg, was: New Zealand palindromes
    ... By an odd bit of synchronicity, I was just looking at a photograph of Ben Nevis, Svalbard, about ten minutes before reading your mail. I hesitate to say
    Dec 01, 2001 @ 19:58 - Grant Hutchison ("Grant Hutchison" <granthutchison@...>)
  4. Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Glenelg, was: New Zealand palindromes
    ... I visited New York once. Contrary to popular belief, it s in Lincolnshire. Imagine my thought on learning that the BATF troops who attacked the Branch
    Dec 01, 2001 @ 20:47 - Anton Sherwood (Anton Sherwood <bronto@...>)
  5. Re: Glenelg, was: New Zealand palindromes
    ... Having researched it, I can say that most of the Glenelgs in Australia and New Zealand (and there s a fair number in both countries) are probably not named
    Dec 02, 2001 @ 06:53 - dtilque@nwlink.com (dtilque@...)
  6. Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    ... There are four New Yorks in various parts of the British Isles. Also at least ten Californias, a Florida, a Maine, a Maryland, a Pennsylvania, a Vermont, a
    Dec 02, 2001 @ 07:08 - dtilque@nwlink.com (dtilque@...)
  7. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    But the «original», the city of York, was established as the Norse Viking township of Jorvik... Jan Vilnius, Lithuania http://home.no.net/enklaver But the
    Dec 02, 2001 @ 08:38 - Jan Krogh ("Jan Krogh" <jakro64@...>)
  8. Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    ... the roman town name of eboracum on that spot sounds a bit like york too so maybe the norse etymology is reversed m
    Dec 02, 2001 @ 08:53 - orc@orcoast.com (orc@...)
  9. Re: Glenelg, was: New Zealand palindromes
    ... That makes more sense. The original Glenelg is and was too tiny place to have generated so many fond expats. ... But of course. The Biblical brothers are
    Dec 02, 2001 @ 14:50 - Grant Hutchison ("Grant Hutchison" <granthutchison@...>)
  10. Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    ... Norse Viking= ... too ... I wouldn t know about that, but what I do know is that in the old town of York (which is, as you all will know, a shambles) the
    Dec 02, 2001 @ 22:55 - Peter Smaardijk ("Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@...>)
  11. Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    Michael is probably right: http://viking.no/e/england/york/eboracum.htm Peter S. ... york ... streets
    Dec 02, 2001 @ 22:59 - Peter Smaardijk ("Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@...>)
  12. Re: [BoundaryPoint] Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    For those of us who still speak the language of the Vikings the name name of York was in the Old Icelandic Sagas written as Jórvík. Jór is another word for
    Dec 03, 2001 @ 01:04 - Emil Boasson (Emil Boasson <eb3@...>)
  13. Re: [BoundaryPoint] Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    ... And the gates are called bars . The original Shambles, if memory serves, was the butchers quarter of some old town; was it York? -- Anton Sherwood --
    Dec 03, 2001 @ 02:58 - Anton Sherwood (Anton Sherwood <bronto@...>)
  14. Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    ... a most felicitous encapsulation peter & now our 4th guiding beacon of try pointing m i mean after never believe the locals the signs & the maps
    Dec 03, 2001 @ 03:03 - orc@orcoast.com (orc@...)
  15. RE: [BoundaryPoint] Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    I don t think the Danish Vikings were so much involved with Jorvik. This was in general a Norwegian-Icelandic Viking territory. The Danish Vikings ruled more
    Dec 03, 2001 @ 05:19 - Jan Krogh ("Jan Krogh" <jakro64@...>)
  16. Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    ... amazing peter but how did you know we would all know that or did you just know anton would tell us that too ok ok so i get that part now but then didnt
    Dec 03, 2001 @ 05:58 - orc@orcoast.com (orc@...)
  17. Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg
    emil i was wondering what language this is you are still speaking do you mean los jorses or hoss angeles m
    Dec 04, 2001 @ 04:47 - orc@orcoast.com (orc@...)