Shinbone Ridge is a ridge in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia.[1]

Shinbone Ridge was named after the shinbone in the skeletal system of the horse.[2] This is a continuation of horse-themed natural feature names in the area; cf. Horseleg Mountain.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shinbone Ridge
  2. ↑ "Walker County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 112. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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