Geology of Central Park â From Rocks to Ice. Charles Merguerian, Geology Department, 114 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549; geocmm@hofstra.edu.
Ladson, South Carolina. Ladson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 13,790 at the 2010 census.
Botetourt - BOT-a-tot. Possibly the most non-obvious pronunciation in the bunch. The nice thing is that is sort of rhymes within itself. Buchanan - This one depends on context. First is Buchanan County, home of Big A Mtn. It is properly pronounced buh-CAN-on (almost buh-cannon). Next is the town of Buchanan, in Botetourt County. Again pronounced bu-CAN-on. Finally, there is James Buchanan, 15th US president, and pronounced BEW-can-on. Some things are not easily explained. Similarly, exactly why Buchanan is in Botetourt County is not obvious, but then again Dickensonville is in Russell County. Buena Vista - BEW-na VIS-ta or BV. Pronounced as BWAY-na VEES-ta or BWAY-na VIS-ta and you are talking about somewhere else. Charlottesville - Home of You-vee-ay. You can go with the full name or shorten to See-ville.