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1.   Oct 30, 2007 7:13 PM

» indianagirl - The origin of the name Baum used for the dog.


I may be wrong on this, but in case anyone else has wondered where L. Frank Baum got the name for Toto the dog in the book, I have a possible solution.
L. Frank Baum lived in Chicago and summered in Koontz Lake, Indiana - or near there. Not too far away - on the railroad- is the town of Toto, Indiana, begun in the 1850's. I can't remember why it is named that. I think he named the dog after the town. BTW, Toto is still there. It is a small town with not too much in it. It has a variety store that has very good prices and according to my husband, a restaurant with awesome Italian beef sandwiches. My family has been going there occasionally for bargains since the 1950's.

-- posted by indianagirl


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