Willimantic
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English
Etymology
From Eastern Algonquian, likely Mohegan-Pequot or Narragansett, meaning "land of swift-moving waters", referring to the steep drop of the Willimantic River, or "place near the cedar swamp".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Willimantic
- A river in Connecticut, United States.
- 1675 February 27, Joshua Uncas, “Will of Joshua Uncas”, in The New England Historical And Genealogical Register, volume XIII, Boston: Samuel G. Drake, published 1859, page 235:
- I give and bequeath all that tracke of land lying to the westard of Appaguage, and Eastward from Willi mantucke River, […]
- A former borough, former city, now census-designated place in Windham, Connecticut, United States, named after the river.
- A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, named after the former city in Connecticut.
References
- ^ Jamie H. Eves, Katherine L. S. Eves (2019 May 1) “Swift Waters or Cedar Swamp? Native American Placenames in Connecticut and the Meaning of “Willimantic””, in Windham Textile and History Museum, retrieved 2020-04-23