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Hoquiam
Hoquiam , city (1990 pop. 8,972), Grays Harbor co., W Wash., on Grays Harbor; inc. 1890. With its twin city, Aberdeen 3, it has fishing, shellfishing, lumbering, paper, cranberry, and tourist industries. Wood products and paper industry machinery are manufactured. Olympic National Park (see under Olympic Mts. ) is to the north. |
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Hoquiam
Hoquiam, Washington/USA Named after the River Hoqiuam, at the mouth of which it lies. The river's name comes from the Native American ho‐qui‐umpste ‘hungry for wood’, a reference to the large amount of driftwood that concentrated at its mouth.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hoquiam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hoquiam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hoquiam.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hoquiam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hoquiam.html |
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