Shinbone Ridge Explained

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

Shinbone Ridge was named after the shinbone in the skeletal system of the horse.[1] This is a continuation of horse-themed natural feature names in the area; cf. Horseleg Mountain.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Walker County. Calhoun Times . 1 September 2004 . 26 April 2015 . 112.
  2. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 205 . 0-915430-00-2.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Shinbone Ridge".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.