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Subject: Re: name of a road
Author: Cleveland Kent Evans   (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date: February 11, 2007 at 2:24:44 PM
Reply to: name of a road by Winkumpaugh
According to American Place-Names by George R. Stewart, Winkompaugh in Maine is from Algonquian words meaning "good enclosed pond." I would think it's likely that Winkumpaugh is a spelling variation of that.

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