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Nanticoke Squash
Nanticoke may refer to: Nanticoke people *Nanticoke people, a Native American tribe originating in Delaware, United States *Nanticoke language, an Algonquian language *Nanticoke Indian Association, a state-recognized group of Nanticoke people in Delaware *Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape, a state-recognized tribe in New Jersey Buildings and structures *Nanticoke Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant active in 1972–2013 in Nanticoke, Ontario; formerly the largest coal-fired power plant in North America *Nanticoke Solar Facility, a solar power station built on the site of the former Nanticoke Generating Station *Nanticoke Refinery, an oil refinery in Nanticoke, Ontario *Nanticoke Lodge No. 172, A.F. and A.M., a building in Federalsburg, Maryland, built in 1919 Ships *Nanticoke (YTB-803), ''Nanticoke'' (YTB-803), a United States Navy tug launched in 1969 *USS Nanticoke (AOG-66), USS ''Nanticoke'' (AOG-66), a United States Navy tanker launched in 1945 People *Tehoka Nanticoke (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanticoke People
The Nanticoke people are a Native American Algonquian-speaking people, whose traditional homelands are in Chesapeake Bay area, including Delaware. Today they continue to live in the Northeastern United States, especially Delaware, and in Oklahoma. They also live in Ontario, Canada, where some ancestors resettled with Iroquois nations after the Revolutionary War. The Nanticoke people consisted of several tribes: The Nanticoke proper (the subject of this article), the Choptank, the Assateague, the Piscataway, and the Doeg. History The Nanticoke people may have originated in Labrador, Canada, and migrated through the Great Lakes region and the Ohio Valley to the east, along with the Shawnee and Lenape peoples. In 1608, the Nanticoke came into known European contact, when British captain John Smith encountered them. Through their trade of beaver pelts with the British, they made certain alliances. The Nanticoke were located primarily in what are today's Dorchester, Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
