Canoeing
Trip Reports

Can you help fill in the blanks or do you have an alternate meaning of a river listed. Add a river or creek I missed and share your knowledge of Ohio with us. Let's keep the past alive!

Ashtabula- The Iroquois called the Ashtabula River "Hash-tah-buh-lah", meaning "river of many fish".

Auglaize- The name of this river comes from a Shawnee phrase meaning "fallen timbers".

Black- The Black River was named that by the Indians because the water was so dark. The settlers translated the name to English, and it has been Black ever since.

Blanchard- This river is named for Jean Jacques Blanchard, a French tailor who settled among the Shawnee along the river in 1769.

Chagrin- Shawnee for clear water or a description of the surrounding sycamore trees.

Conneaut Creek-

Cuyahoga- Crooked river.

Darby Creek- Named after the Wyandot Indian, Chief Darby

Fremont- Explorer John C. Fremont.

Grand-

Greenville Creek- General Nathaniel Greene.

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