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What is the origin of the name “Necedah”?

April 26, 2017necedah origin

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What is the origin of the name “Necedah”?

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Necedah is a Winnebago Indian word meaning “land of yellow waters.” It refers to the tawny, yellow water, stained by minerals in the soil, which drains into the Wisconsin River some seven miles east of the Refuge. Besides the Winnebago (also called Ho-Chunk), this area was also occupied at various times by the Sauk, Fox, Potawatomi and Ojibwa.