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Chugwater, Wyoming

When you look at the name of this town, you might immediately think of chugging a glass of water as quickly as you can. But it turns out that the name of Chugwater in Wyoming has a much deeper heritage than that. In fact, this town stands on former Mandan land, and this tribe would spend their days hunting buffalo. To do this, they would lead them towards the edge of a cliff and urge them to fall into the water below.

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As a result, they decided to call the town "water at the place where the buffalo chug." After a while, it was then changed to "Chugwater Creek," then shortened once again to "Chugwater."