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Very nice. I've been curious about the origin of Gough Street and was quite amused by the explanation: Charles H. Gough - A local milkman who served on the 18
by jcl 13y ago
Very nice. I've been curious about the origin of Gough Street and was quite amused by the explanation:
Charles H. Gough - A local milkman who served on the 1855 committee tasked with naming the streets of the Western Addition. He named Gough Street after himself and Octavia Street after his sister, and may have named Steiner Street after a friend.
- supersillyus 13y agoAccording to Last Call by Daniel Okrent, Gough St was named after famed temperance orator John Bartholomew Gough. I'd assumed that was true until I saw this site. Wikipedia has support for both theories, but it looks like Charles H was the real namesake.
- dangrover 13y agoAlso amusing: Main St. was named after Charles Main.