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Muskingum Township, Ohio (other)
Muskingum Township, Ohio may refer to: *Muskingum Township, Muskingum County, Ohio *Muskingum Township, Washington County, Ohio Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,627 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Sal ... {{Geodis Ohio township disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskingum Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 4,520 people in the township. Geography Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Cass Township - north * Madison Township - northeast * Washington Township - southwest * Falls Township - south * Licking Township - west No municipalities are located in Muskingum Township. Name and history The name ''Muskingum'' may come from the Shawnee word ''mshkikwam'' 'swampy ground'. The name may also be from Lenape ''"Machkigen,"'' referring to thorns, or a specific species of thorn bush. ''Muskingum'' has also been taken to mean 'elk's eye' (''mus wəshkinkw'') by folk etymology, as in ''mus'' 'elk' + ''wəshkinkw'' 'its eye'. Moravian missionary David Zeisberger wrote that the Muskingum River was called Elk's Eye "because of the numbers of elk that formerly fed on its banks." A Lenape village named Muskingum was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskingum Township, Washington County, Ohio
Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,627 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Salem Township - north * Fearing Township - east * Marietta Township - south * Warren Township - southwest * Watertown Township - west * Adams Township - northwest Small portions of the county seat of Marietta are located in southern Muskingum Township, and much of the central part of the township is occupied by the census-designated place of Devola. Name and history The name ''Muskingum'' may come from the Shawnee word ''mshkikwam'' 'swampy ground'. The name may also be from Lenape ''"Machkigen,"'' referring to thorns, or a specific species of thorn bush. ''Muskingum'' has also been taken to mean 'elk's eye' (''mus wəshkinkw'') by folk etymology, as in ''mus'' 'elk' + ''wəshkinkw'' 'its eye'. Moravian missionary David Zeisberger wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |