One theory or conspiracy: the area was settled originally Germans, and later arrivals misunderstood the Germans' name for the area: Keine Da or Nobody There.
I live near what was originally the Rio Cañadian - the river of the sheep walk (or box canyon in NM Spanish). According to what I was told, the forerunner to the USGS in DC removed the tilde, as it removed all accents and other non-English spelling features, leading to the Canadian River. The Comanche called it “muddy red river,” which also fits.
That looks like one of my little neighborhood's brush trucks! Primitive and fairly indestructible.
ReplyDeleteCanada? But, yeah, manual steering on that will be fun. Tough looking thing.
ReplyDeleteWhy this area is called "Canada" is a subject of much discussion. Nobody remembers, but I've heard theories.
ReplyDeleteWell, I live near the North Canadian River. Those hockey players get around.
ReplyDeleteOne theory or conspiracy: the area was settled originally Germans, and later arrivals misunderstood the Germans' name for the area: Keine Da or Nobody There.
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Brake pads, hah ! Anything it hits won't resist much.
ReplyDeleteIt's the part just off the road that doesn't resist at all that worries me.
DeleteI live near what was originally the Rio Cañadian - the river of the sheep walk (or box canyon in NM Spanish). According to what I was told, the forerunner to the USGS in DC removed the tilde, as it removed all accents and other non-English spelling features, leading to the Canadian River. The Comanche called it “muddy red river,” which also fits.
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