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From: sra@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson)
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.bizarre
Subject: Re: bizarre place names
Message-ID: <955@oddjob.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 10:20:14 EDT
Article-I.D.: oddjob.955
Posted: Tue Sep  3 10:20:14 1985
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References: <942@oddjob.UUCP> <142@graffiti.UUCP> <200@laidbak.UUCP>
Reply-To: sra@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson)
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Organization: University of Chicago, Department of Physics
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Summary: 

In article <200@laidbak.UUCP> jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
>In article <142@graffiti.UUCP> peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
>>> 
>>> Chicago comes from an Indian word meaning "cesspool".
>>> 
>>> 				Scott Anderson
>>
>>According to "Trivial Pursuit, Genus II" (I know, a really authoritative
>>source) Chicago comes from "Garlic Field".
>
>Actually it's "Onion Field".  The near north side (just north of
>the Loop) was a swamp before the river was reversed.
>An indigenous plant (don't know what type) that was around
>before the buildings went up gave off a smell like onions.

Hence my somewhat liberal translation.  I wasn't going to let Chicago be
outdone by Wanker's Corners!

				Scott Anderson
				ihnp4!oddjob!kaos!sra