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What is the origin of the name Nashua.
In regards to the city of Nashua NH and the Nashua River.
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This article best describes the naming of the Nashua River
http://ero5hin.org/nashua/
"The Nashua River's name comes from the Native American word Nash-a-way, meaning "River with the Pebbled Bottom." For hundreds of years, the Nashaway tribe inhabited the Nashua valley. Many years after the arrival of the Pilgrims, the river was a barrier to westward civilization as native inhabitants fought to retain their way of life along the river."
I did read an interesting fact in that article...
The town of Nashua, Iowa owes its name to the prominent families that moved from Nashua, NH.
They must have been an interesting clan!
(Nashua River at Mines Fall Park)
http://ero5hin.org/nashua/
"The Nashua River's name comes from the Native American word Nash-a-way, meaning "River with the Pebbled Bottom." For hundreds of years, the Nashaway tribe inhabited the Nashua valley. Many years after the arrival of the Pilgrims, the river was a barrier to westward civilization as native inhabitants fought to retain their way of life along the river."
I did read an interesting fact in that article...
The town of Nashua, Iowa owes its name to the prominent families that moved from Nashua, NH.
They must have been an interesting clan!
(Nashua River at Mines Fall Park)
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