Shawnee
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Name:Shawnee
Origin Of Name:Shawnee, Converse County, Wyoming, was named from the nearby Shawnee Creek and that was named from the Indian tribe. The name means "Southerners" and was given to the tribe because they had emigrated from the Savannah River in Georgia. (Stennett, 1908)
County:Converse
Feature Category:Manmade Features
Document ID:12370

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