Excerpt from Geographic Nomenclature of the District of Columbia It is unnecessary to plan an elaborate system of names for the suburban villages and roads of the District, as with the growth of the city the villages will be absorbed, while most of the roads will be made to conform more nearly to established city thoroughfares, the names Of which they will then assume, or will be wiped out alto gether. In the meantime, a few suggestions are in order. Regular thoroughfares outside Of cities are commonly known as turnpikes or pikes, roads, and lanes. A turnpike or pike is simply a road along which at intervals are erected turnpike gates at which toll is collected for the privilege Of passing over the road. The term lane implies something more hemmed in and narrower than the ordinary road, and in this sense is frequently used to denote a passageway leading up from the main road to a country residence. There is a pleasant suggestion Of fresh flowers and green hedge-rows in the name that renders it peculiarly appropriate for use in con nection with a number Of driveways that may hereafter be laid out in the Zoological or Rock Creek park. The smaller park roadways, too narrow to permit the passage of vehicles, may appropriately be designated as paths or walks, both names alike having an agreeable woodland flavor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.