Or Neshotah, in Chippewa, is Nijode, meaning twins; also, two families.

From Increase Lapham's 1844 Geographical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin:

"NESHOTO, is another village of this county, situated at the head of navigation of the West Twin river, where there is also a water power and saw mills. It is eight miles above the mouth of the river. In 1840 there were in this county 11 horses, 81 neat cattle, 90 swine, one flouring mill, and six saw mills; and the products during the year 1839 were 225 bushels of wheat, 1,750 bushels of oats, 175 bushels of Indian corn, 1,900 bushels of potatoes, 67 tons of hay, 2,900 pounds of maple sugar, and 2,000 barrels of fish."

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