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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
> The Siouan name Winona (First-Born Daughter) is found in twenty-eight states.
> Some of these place names commemorate the fictional mother of Hiawatha in
> Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha, while others are derived from the name of a
> cousin of the last Siouan chief, Wabasha;
Wabasha! Hey, NOW I know where exactly Wabash comes from (very big around
here... Wabash River, Wabash Cannonball, there's a Wabash St in Springfield IL
that is a main drag, etc etc etc)
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