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RIDDLE
HOW DID THE MAUMEE RIVER GET ITS NAME?
AN INDIAN SQUAW WAS CROSSING THE RIVER AND DROPPED HER BABY INTO
THE RIVER. THE BABY CRIED OUT, "MAUMEE, MAUMEE."
Where learned: OHIO ; DEFIANCE
Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-00-1978