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Newcomers to the Cove: Cove Names

Editor’s Note: This column was published in the Feb. 24 edition of the Herald. The version published was incomplete due to a filing error.

Nancy and I camped at Shawnee State Park one week last fall and chatted with “neighbor” campers about the local area. The conversation turned to Everett because one of the campers was from there. I asked how the town got its name. The resident didn’t know. In fact, she didn’t know it was once called Bloody Run, after a battle between Native Americans and early settlers. We had a second, similar conversation with another Everett resident on another occasion....

 

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