How did the trails get their names?
Many trails were named after the people who first traveled them and popularized them: Smith Summit, Pumpelly, etc. A few are named after some feature, fancied or real, that can be found along the trail: Fairy Spring, for example. Dublin and Marlboro are named after the towns they start in. But three of the major trails are simply named after their blaze: White Dot, White Arrow, White Cross.
