Nipigon
Americannoun
noun
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In 1683 he returned to Wisconsin with thirty men, proceeded to the north shore of Lake Superior, and built forts near Lake Nipigon and Pigeon River.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
Cameron's Sketch of the Customs, etc., of the Natives in the Nipigon Country, and Nipigon Journal, 1804-1805, are in Masson, vol.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
Small though it is, or perhaps because it is so small and observable, Nipigon is an example of the amalgam from which the Canadian race is being fused.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)
The son entered the service of the North West Company, in 1786, and was for many years in charge of the Nipigon district.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
With the view, the Prince took in a little shooting at clay pigeons in view of the days he was to spend in sporting Nipigon.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)
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