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  2. Joseph Nicollet - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Nicolas Nicollet (July 24, 1786 – September 11, 1843), also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for ...

  3. Zhaagobe - Wikipedia

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    However, historian Martha Coleman Bray states that there is no clear evidence that the Snake River chief and Nicollet's guide are the same person. [2] Zhaagobe was the Ojibwe translation of the name "Six." In his journal, explorer Joseph Nicollet refers to his guide as "Chagobay," "Shago-bai," or "Little Six." [2]

  4. Nicollet - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Nicollet (1786–1843), French explorer from the 19th century; Philippe Nicolet (born 1953), Swiss film director; United States. Minnesota.

  5. Category:French explorers of North America - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Nicollet; P. Nicolas Perrot; Q. Jean de Quen; R. Pierre-Esprit Radisson; Jean Ribault; Jean-François Roberval; T. ... This page was last edited on 23 August ...

  6. Lake Poinsett (South Dakota) - Wikipedia

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    In 1838, the area was first visited by the expedition of Joseph Nicollet and John Fremont, who camped on the lake's north shore. Poinsett was instrumental in promoting the expedition. Shoreside housing developments along the lake comprise the census-designated place of Lake Poinsett.

  7. File:Nicollet - Lettre sur les assurances, 1818 - 291.tif

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    Usage on pt.wikipedia.org Joseph Nicolas Nicollet; Metadata. This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to ...

  8. Rice Creek (Mississippi River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    Early surveys conducted by Joseph Nicollet record the name of Rice Creek as "Ottonwey River" or Atoonowe-ziibi in the Ojibwe language meaning "River for making Canoes." [ 14 ] However, its Ojibwe language name has also been recorded as "Manominikan Sibi" or Manoominikaan-ziibi , meaning "river full of wild rice ," [ 15 ] [ 16 ] which is known ...

  9. John C. Frémont botanical nomenclature eponyms - Wikipedia

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    When Poinsett became Secretary of War, he arranged for Frémont to assist notable French explorer and scientist Joseph Nicollet in exploring the lands between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. [7] In July 1838, Frémont was appointed second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers , accompanying Nicollet on two successive ...