Pain Relief & Wellness - September 2019

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INSIDE Our New Equipment PAGE 1 Stimulate Healing and Fight Pain Without Opioids PAGE 2 The Ingredients for Holistic Health PAGE 3 Vegan Green Smoothie PAGE 3 Why Pittsburgh Is Spelled With an ‘H’ PAGE 4

WHAT’S IN A NAME? THE FASCINATING ORIGIN OF LOCAL PLACE NAMES

We often wonder about the secret meanings behind the name of a business or work of art. But what about the names of the places where we live? While we may take them as a given without a second thought, place names often have fascinating stories that reveal something about the location’s history. Let’s take a look at the origins of the names of significant places in and around our practice.

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Youngstown has a relatively

of William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham. Most historians attribute the unique spelling of Pittsburgh to General John Forbes, the man who first wrote of the new name. Forbes, being Scottish, was used to the -burgh suffix for places (think Edinburgh). This variant is uncommon in America, which is why Pittsburgh is a frequent victim of misspellings.

straightforward naming process, one that’s a matter of simple addition. The

township was founded in 1797 by John Young. Opting for the easiest approach, he simply amended the word town to his name. Young purchased over 15,000 acres of land at roughly $1 per acre — imagine getting those prices today — and families quickly moved to the area. By 1802, the town was incorporated, making the name official.

GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA Any guesses as to which type of grove Grove City is named for? If you said “pine,” you’re right. In fact, Grove City was known as Pine Grove for the early parts of its existence. Only after the area petitioned to be an official borough within Mercer County did it have to change its name, because another Pine Grove already existed in Pennsylvania.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Before it was an American city or even a British one, Pittsburgh was controlled by the French and called Fort Duquesne. When the British gained control of the territory as a result of the French and Indian War, they renamed it in honor

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