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Doug Linzey wrote:
> As for Jim's two examples, I doubt that Kings County ever had an
> apostrophe.
Hi Doug & All, Oct 20, 2006
As I noted some days ago, King's (sic) County is used throughout
Eaton's History of Kings County, except for the Cover and Title Page of
the 1972 edition (and what appears to be the original cover page of the
1910 edition).
Looking into this further--
My 1914 Webster's Dictionary, in the Pronouncing Gazatteer, has--
Kings for two locations only; counties in California & New York, but
shows widespread usage of "King's" in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere [10
locations], i. e. --
"King's, co. Leinster, Ireland...___ co. New Brunswick...___co. Nova
Scotia...___ co. Prince Edward Island"
King's Lynn or Lynn Regis, borough in Norfolk, England,
King's Mountain, township, N.C.; town, N.C.; township, S.C.; height,
S.C. battle 1780 and
King's Norton, urban district, Worcestershire, England.
It is fair to say, I think, that King's County, N.S. did at one time
have an apostrophe; newspaper usage excepted.
Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville
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