The word Muskingum derives from a similarly sounding
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
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Native American) word, which some claim to translate as 'Eye of the Elk.'
Muskingum may refer to:
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Muskingum (village), an 18-century Native American community
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Muskingum University
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Muskingum County, Ohio
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Muskingum County Speedway
Muskingum County Speedway, located in Zanesville, Ohio, United States is a dirt oval racetrack. Since 2005 has annually held the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is a dirt late model touring series owned and ...
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Muskingum River
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Muskingum Island
Muskingum Island is a long narrow bar island on the Ohio River in Wood County, West Virginia between the towns of Moore Junction, Ohio and Boaz, West Virginia. The island is mostly covered in forests and contains a number of oil wells.
Since 199 ...
, an island in the Ohio River
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Muskingum Township, Ohio (disambiguation) 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 fou ...
(2 different townships)
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