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Phil Brigandi's Orange County Place Names A To Z is an excellent compendium of the history behind some of the county's various geographical names, from the famous (cities and streets) to the many canyons. In a way, his work is a needed update to 1966's Historic Place Names in Orange County, written by Brigandi's mentor and one of the county's Big Three when it comes to county historians, Don Meadows (the others being Terry Stephenson and Leo Friis). The ne
