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| Posted On: | 26-Jan-2001 |
| From: | "david Evans" [dkevans.....edu] |
| Subject: | [Roatan] Tourism, time, and place names |
Good afternoon Sue: Tabyana, as a name, existed long before islanders ever saw their first tourist, to say nothing of a resort, so without doubt the resort took its name from the old island name for the entire beach. West Beach is a relatively new name, and I suspect is a part of what was once known locally simply as Tabyana Bay. Like other beaches, for example "Camp Bay Beach", the word "Beach" is an add on of late. In the 1960s no one would say I'm going to Tabyana Beach or Camp Bay Beach. In a very real way, tourist have a way of changing the local place names of any place they go. Of course developers have a way with names as well..,.for example no one on Roatan had ever heard of "Fantasy Island" in the early 60s, except those who had seen it on TV, until Albert Jackson bought out the key and renamed it. It was for a long, long time known as "Ezekiel's Key", then it was also called "Arch's Big Key" or simply "Big Key", and even some called it "Goat Key" locally. And "Paya Bay" received its name, I suspect from the developers as well...it was always known locally as "Alligator's Nose" or "Alligator's Head", refering to the jutting land mass, with the bay itself having no name on most early maps. "Spyglass Hill" was a name bestowed upon the spot by Mr. Dee {Lorenzo Dee Belveal ) in the early 70s, and so on. Place names can tell us a lot about the local history of an area if we happen to know older folks to fill in the names before tourism began, or have access to old maps. All the best....dke Sue Porubek wrote: > To the best of my knowledge, they are one in the same. Tabyana being > mostly that stretch of beach associated with the resort of the same > name. > > david Evans wrote: > > Is West Bay the same as what was once "Tabyana Bay"? All the > > best....dke > ==================== Please visit us at our Overseas Research Center Roatan Island Website http://www.wfu.edu/~dkevans | |
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