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Thread #56555   Message #3350059
Posted By: GUEST
12-May-12 - 02:54 PM
Thread Name: Spelling of 'Pontchartrain' ?
Subject: RE: Spelling of 'Pontchartrain' ?
Right, and he was Count of Maurepas, which explains the name of the lake located to the west and connected via the Pass Manchac. I haven't found an explanation of the origin of that name.