The ancient Egyptians used turquoise in jewelry. Turquoise is greenish-blue or pale sky blue. The name means Turkish stone as it came to Europe by way of Turkey. Turquoise was mined more than 6,000 years ago in Sinai.
Coulonges is situated in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 21 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Coulonges is 377 km from Paris).
Welcome to Duchesne. Duchesne is located at the junction of the Strawberry and Duchesne Rivers. There are many versions of how Duchesne was named. The name Duchesne supposedly came from an early French trapper in the area in the 1830's named Du Chasne. Among other potential name sources is the Ute Indian word dooshane which means dark Canyon.