Lake Nemahbin [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Lake Nemahbin [origin of place name]

Lake Nemahbin [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Native American word for our common fish, known as "sucker." The proper spelling, using the English orthography is Nuh-may-bin.

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[Source: Letter of E.P. Wheeler, Nov. 26, 1920.]