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Re: Fifteen years of instructions: Some comments
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Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:27:34 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ross Crawford wrote:
> ROSCO (who wonders where the name oshkosh came from, and if the people that
> thought of it ever tried typing it...)
Oshkosh was reputedly a native american of some repute.
From:
http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_029400_placenames.htm
Since the colonial period great warriors have received as much attention from
name givers as the more compliant natives. Militants such as Black Hawk,
Tecumseh, Pontiac, Osceola, Red Cloud, and Geronimo are honored in place names
as much as are native statesmen such as Keokuk, Oshkosh, Ouray, and Washakie.
- end -
Wisconsin is particularly well endowed with indian or indian derived place
names.
hope that helps.
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