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  Huron (disambiguation) - ArborWiki
Huron Street, a major east-west artery through Ann Arbor and the point from which addresses are calculated on north-south streets.
Huron River Drive, a scenic road along the river from the north edge of Ann Arbor to Dexter
Huron Street, a major north-bound one-way artery through Ypsilanti and the point from which addresses are calculated on east-west streets in that city.
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  Wyandot article - Wyandot Huron (disambiguation) Ontario Canada French 17th century Georgian - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
To the south, on southern Lake Huron and northern Lake Erie, were the Neutral nations, who were less well-known to the French.
The Huron lived in villages spanning from one to ten acres, some of which were fortified in defense agasint Iroquois attack.
Hurons practiced marriage, but it was a loose form of matrimony that could be ended by divorce by either party at any time.
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 Wyandot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, near modern Midland, Ontario, was one focus of Iroquois attacks; it was destroyed in 1648 and many of the Jesuit missionaries were killed (see Canadian Martyrs).
The Huron lived in villages spanning from one to ten acres (40,000 m²), some of which were fortified in defense against Iroquois attack.
Hurons practiced monogamous marriage, but it was a loose form of matrimony that could be ended by divorce by either party at any time.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: Great_Lakes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Lakes Michigan and Huron, being hydrologically intertwined, are sometimes considered to be one entity: Lake Michigan-Huron.
Clair River between Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, and the Niagara River and Niagara Falls, between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Sprinkled throughout the lakes are the approximately 35,000 Great Lakes islands, including Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, the largest island in any inland body of water, and Isle Royale in Lake Superior, the largest island in the largest lake (each island large enough to itself contain multiple lakes).
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 Huron (disambiguation) - LoveToKnow 1911
There is more than one meaning of Huron discussed in the 1911 Encyclopedia.
We are planning to let all links go to the correct meaning directly, but for now you will have to search it out from the list below by yourself.
This page was last modified 14:03, 3 Sep 2006.
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 Read about Wyandot at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Wyandot and learn about Wyandot here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
French explorers called the members of a four-tribe confederacy the 'Huron'.
English, who took advantage of their hatred of the Hurons and their new French allies.
The western Hurons eventually established themselves in the area of Ohio and southern
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 Huron redirects here For other uses see Huron disambiguation Huron disambiguation...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
For other uses, see Huron (disambiguation) Huron (disambiguation)." The "Wyandot" or "Wendat" (also called the "Huron") are a First Nations people originally from Southern Ontario Ontario, Canada Canada.
To the south, on southern Lake Huron Lake Huron and northern Lake Erie Lake Erie, were the Neutral nations, who were less well-known to the French.
Before the French arrived the Hurons were already at war with the Iroquois Iroquois.
www.biodatabase.de /Huron   (384 words)

  
 Wyandot - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
When the French encountered the Hurons in the 17th century they learned their language and discovered their social organization.
They were divided into various "nations" comprising the Huron Confederacy.
These nations were four to six in number, and included the Attignaenognehac, the Attignawantan, the Ataronchronon, and the Tahontaenrat.
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 Hospital Huron Meridia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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 Huron (disambiguation) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The name Huron is used for the (Click link for more info and facts about Wyandot) Wyandot tribe of (Any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived) Native Americans
The (Click link for more info and facts about Huron River) Huron River is the name of three different rivers in the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. state) U.S. state of (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Michigan
The (Click link for more info and facts about Huron River) Huron River is a river in the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. state) U.S. state of (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Ohio
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 Read about Great Lakes at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Great Lakes and learn about Great Lakes here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Lake St. Clair, is part of the Great Lakes system between Lake Huron and Lake Erie, but is not considered one of the "Great Lakes".
Clair River between Lake Huron and Lake St.
Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, the largest island in any inland body of water, and Isle Royale in Lake Superior, the largest island in the largest lake (each island large enough to itself contain multiple lakes).
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 Software Development :: Romanian Canadian Community,Comunitatea Romaneasca in Canada,Romani in Canada,Romani in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
However, it is much more likely that the term is from the Mohawk word referring to "the place where trees grow over the water", a reference to a specific location at the northern end of what is now Lake Simcoe, then known as Lake Toronto.
Part of this confusion can be attributed to the succession of peoples who lived in the area during the 18th century: Huron, Senecas, Iroquois, and Mississaugas (the latter having lent their name to Toronto's modern-day western suburb).
Until the beginning of British colonization there were no permanent settlements, though both native peoples and the French did try, including the construction of another small fort near the mouth of the Humber, currently buried on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition.
www.theromanians.ca /toronto.php   (2963 words)

  
 Sault Ste. Marie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
There are two cities that share this name, both located on the rapids in the St.
Marie International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 in Michigan to Huron Street in Sault Ste.
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Most of Ontario's borders with the United States are natural, starting at the Lake of the Woods and continuing through the four Great Lakes: Superior, Huron (which includes Georgian Bay), Erie, and Ontario (for which the province is named), then along the Saint Lawrence River near Cornwall.
Wyandot is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known variously as Wyandot, Wendat, or Huron.
It is bounded on the south and south-west by Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior, with their connecting waters, and Minnesota: on the north-east by Quebec, and the Ottawa River; on the north by James Bay; on the north-west by Keewatin; and on the west by Manitoba.
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 Huron Indians and {American Indians} Information for you all
Huron, Lakehuronit Was Named For The Huron Indians And Developed As An Agricultural Centre.
Huron, New York Huron Is A Town In Wayne County, New York, Usa.the Town Is Named After The Huron Indians.were Appearing In Huron, They Moved To The
The Huron Indians Were A Proud Indian Nation With A Well-defined Governmentalhuron Nation Was The Iroquois Indians And While Warring The Huron
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 earring.ca - Port Huron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Port Huron Statement: The Founding Manifesto of Students for a Democratic Society
As Port Huron prepares for its 150th birthday in 2007, groups are busy gathering historical information.
Editor's note: This is the third in a five-part series profiling the 2005 Port Huron Sports Hall of Fame inductees.
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 huron - OneLook Dictionary Search
Huron, Huron : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Huron : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Phrases that include huron: lake huron, port huron, huron iroquous, huron lake, c-12 huron, more...
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 Canada - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The sparse French settlements sharply contrasted with the relatively dense English settlements along the Atlantic coast to the south.
Under a policy initiated by Champlain, the French supported the Huron in their warfare against the Iroquois; later in the 17th cent., when the Iroquois crushed the Huron, the French colony came near extinction.
In 1663, the Company of New France was disbanded by the French government, and the colony was placed under the rule of a royal governor, an intendant, and a bishop.
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 1900 Summer Olympics . Olympic Oath . Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics . 1900 Summer Olympics . International Olympic ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It was manufactured by Unilever, starting in the early 20th century.
The early France French explorers called the members of a four-tribe confederacy the Huron.
This name may have been applied to the Wyandot people either from the French huron peasant, because the Huron were an...
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /1900_Summer_Olympics   (551 words)

  
 cfny.ca - Huron disambiguation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Read about huron disambiguation in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
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 Wyandot - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Huron : Farmers of the North (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology)
Yourowquains: A Wyandot Indian Queen: The Story of Caty Sage
An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649 (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)
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Its western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S. side of the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada border.
Between Port Huron, MI and Chesterfield Township, MI (2 lanes on each side)
At Port Huron, I-94 crosses the Blue Water Bridge into Sarnia, Ontario and becomes Highway 402, which can be used by motorists going to Toronto.
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 Shop Fresh : Article 'Inverness'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
For other places of the same name, see Inverness (disambiguation).
Inverness Lieutenancy(Site of city shown in red) ScotlandInvernessLieut.png Image:ScotlandInvernessLieut.png Inverness is the only city in the Scottish Highlands.
Catharines and Niagara Centre Railway Company The St. Catharines Street Railway Company The St. Charles and Huron River Railway Company The St. Clair Frontier Tunnel Company St.
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 philadelphia.ca - Lake Huron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Guide to Sea Kayaking in Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario: The Best Day Trips and Tours
North Shore Chinook: Lake Huron Salmon on Light Tackle
One of the fishing rites of autumn on the western Lake Erie shoreline, the "night bite" for walleye, appears to be getting under way at least in the Huron area.
www.philadelphia.ca /Lake-Huron/reference/search   (326 words)

  
 philadelphia.ca - Bordering States of Lake Huron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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 Huron (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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 fordthunderbird.ca - Lincoln Township Huron County Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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 fordthunderbird.ca - Lincoln Township Huron County Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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Mark D. Vasquez, 35, of Port Huron died when the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in which he was riding was struck by an improvised explosive device on Nov. 8, 2003.
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