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Fence River

Fence River

River in the United States

The Fence River is a 17.4-mile-long (28.0 km)[3] river in Iron County, Michigan, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Michigamme River, joining it in the Michigamme Reservoir.

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The name of Fence River is derived from a translation of the Indian word mitchigan, referring to a wooden fence constructed near its banks by the Indians for catching deer.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fence River
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fence River
  3. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
  4. [4]
    Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 125.



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