Shinbone_Ridge

Shinbone Ridge

Shinbone Ridge

Add article description

Shinbone Ridge is a ridge in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia.[1]

Shinbone Ridge was named after the shinbone in the skeletal system of the horse.[2] This is a continuation of horse-themed natural feature names in the area; cf. Horseleg Mountain.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shinbone Ridge
  2. [2]
    "Walker County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 112. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

Stub icon

This Cherokee County, Alabama state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Etowah County, Alabama state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This DeKalb County, Alabama state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Chattooga County, Georgia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Shinbone_Ridge, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.