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Re: Uncas
I was expecting that Jame Fenimore Cooper used authentic names and that
"uncas" would mean something in the Native American language. Would
"Mohegan" be a variation in spelling?
keets
><<
> >Uncasville is the home of a rather large native-american-run casino
>called
> >Mohegan Sun. It is in the far east end of Connecticut. Just a few
>hours
> >from Boston, and pretty darn close to New Haven, CT and Providence, RI.
>
> Sounds like the LEATHERSTOCKING TALES, but it's the real thing, of
>course.
> Any idea what "uncas" means?
>
> >>
>
>I think that Uncas comes from the character in the book (and two movies)
>"The
>Last of The Mohicans". Also is the casino spelled Mohegan? The tribe was
>the Mohicans, and they once lived in that area of CT and New York as well.
>
>Just a guess as to the name Uncasville.
>
>Greg Biggs/CVC
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