I live right near most of these lakes. This is an interesting short read on how they got their names. When you read about sqaw hill, I have been on top of it. I need to get up there a find some artifacts.
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Great post Gary. I always enjoyed touring the west and the many stories we encountered along the way. I always looked at legends as part true and part story. Either way - there's history embedded. Thanks for sharing it.Pickett/Fentress County, Tn - Any day on this side of the grass is a good day. -Chuck-
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There is a variation to that legend I have heard, that I thought was going to be in this article. This hill near me, which used to be called "squaw hill", Recently changed, but anyway, there was a group of Indian wives on top of this hill killed by another tribe. When the warriors got back, they tracked them to this lake, and they swam across to get away, thus getting the name. Enemy Swim.South Dakota
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Originally posted by Sugaree View PostThanks for posting Gary. I pass Enemy Swim lake every year on my way to Aberdeen, and have always wondered about the name.South Dakota
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