How Baguio's Barangays Got Their Names Part II

As promised, here's part 2 of our list. You could add up to this list if you know how or why a certain place in Cordi was so named. Trublue, Holy Ghost was named after a convent:-) Hmmm...I wonder how Barangay Palpaltogan in Lepanto, Mankayan got its name;-)

Dagsian (Upper Dagsian and Lower Dagsian)- Originally called DAGSI for its springs of pure water. It was later changed to DAGSIAN, meaning plenty of pure water.

Fairview - So named because of its panoramic view of Guisad Valley, Aurora Hill, and Camp Allen.

Gibraltar - Major Jonathan Spith, a German national who married a Filipino and lived and died in this barangay, is said to have named Gibraltar after the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe.

Green Water - Named after greenish water spewed out of its numerous moss-covered springs.

Central Guisad - From the Ibaloi word no i-shoclshad, which literally describes how the mountain top was carried by the strong current into the deepest part of Guisad Valley after a strong typhoon.

Holy Ghost - Named after the Holy Ghost convent atop a plateau to the northeast which overlooks the entire barangay.

Loakan Apugan - Named after the main product of the barangay – apugy. Years back, the place was a quarry for lime and silicon.

Military Cut-off - So named by General William Wagner, as the cut-off point to the former Camp John Hay, one of the military installations of the American forces in Luzon during World War II.

Mines View - So called because of Mines View Park, from which tourists could glimpse Baguio Gold and other mines from the view deck.