Place Names of Ulster Origin in the United States - Antrim, New Hampshire, Antrim County, Michigan, Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Ant (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: Antrim, New Hampshire, Antrim County, Michigan, Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Antrim Township, Michigan, Antrim Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota, Antrim Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, Armagh, Pennsylvania, Armagh Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Belfast, Maine, Belfast, New York, Belfast, Pennsylvania, Belfast Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Belfast Township, Murray County, Minnesota, Colerain, North Carolina, Colerain, Ohio, Coleraine, Minnesota, Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio, Colrain, Massachusetts, Derry, New Hampshire, Derry, Pennsylvania, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Derry Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania, Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Donegal, Pennsylvania, Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Dungannon, Virginia, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Fermanagh Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, Lisburn, Pennsylvania, Londonderry, New Hampshire, Londonderry, Vermont, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Lower Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, Newry, Maine, Newry, Pennsylvania, Newry, South Carolina, Newry, Wisconsin, Newry Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, North Londonderry Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, North Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, South Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tyrone, Georgia, Tyrone, New York, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Tyrone Township, Kent County, Michigan, Tyrone Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, Tyrone Township, Livingston County, Michigan, Tyrone Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Ulster, New York, Ulster County, New York, Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Excerpt: Derry is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 33,109 at the 2010 census. Although it is a town and not a city, Derry is the fourth most-populous community in the state. The town's nickname, "Spacetown," derives from the fact that Derry is the birthplace of Alan Shepard, the first astronaut from the United States in space. Derry was also for a time the home of the poet Robert Frost and his family. The primary settlement in town, where 22,015 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Derry census-designated place (CDP) and includes the densely-populated portions of the town centered on the intersection of New Hampshire Route 28 and New Hampshire Route 102. Although it was first settled by Scottish-Irish families in 1719, Derry was not incorporated until 1827. It was originally a part of Londonderry, as was Windham and portions of Manchester, Salem and Hudson. The town was named after the city of Derry in Ireland, the Irish word "Doire" meaning "oak woods." The first potato planted in the United States was planted here in 1719. The town is the location of two of America's oldest private schools, Pinkerton Academy, founded in 1814 and still in operation, and the closed Adams Female Seminary. Derry was once a linen and...