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Benton Harbor (Mich.)

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81129560

Codes

n-us-mi

Variants

Benton Harbor, Mich.
Bemon Harbor (Mich.)
Bungtown (Mich.)
Flea Town (Mich.)
Sand Town (Mich.)

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n81129560

Identifies RWO

https://d-nb.info/gnd/4767205-5

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++81129560#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Benton Harbor Label from public data source Wikidata
Benton Harbor (Míchigan, Estados Unidos)
Michigan--Benton Harbor

Broader Concepts from Other Schemes

Earlier Established Forms

Benton Harbor, Mich.

Sources

found: Stuart, W. T. Ground water resources ... 1945.

found: GNIS, Nov. 16, 2006(Benton Harbor--PPL, 42°07ʹN 86°27ʹ15ʺW, variant: Bemon Harbor; Berrien County)

found: InfoMI--Benton Harbor Web site, Nov. 16, 2006(Benton Harbor; originally know as Brunson Harbor [no publs. in LC database]; in 1863 the name was given in honor of Sterne Brunson, one of the first founders of the area; in 1865 the settlement's name was changed to Benton Harbor in honor of Thomas Hart Benton; Bungtown, Flea Town, and Sand Town were some of the original nicknames)

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Scheme Membership(s)

Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

Change Notes

1981-12-24: new
2010-05-13: revised

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