Tacaogane is a former settlement possibly in Massac County or Pope County, Illinois, United States. It was shown on the 1684 map of Louisiana by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin.[2][3] Franquelin places the settlement across the Ohio River from the mouths of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, though the exact nature and location of the settlement is unknown.
Tacaogane, Illinois | |
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Former settlement | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Massac |
| GNIS feature ID | 1828986[1] |
"Tacaogane" may be a corruption of an Iroquoian or Algonqian word referring to speakers of another language, though it is unclear which group this may refer to. William Nelson Moyers said the name means, "between two waters."[4]
Despite its apparent proximity to Kincaid Mounds, it is unlikely that Tacaogane refers to a surviving Mississippian settlement in the late 17th century.[5]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tacaogane (historical)
- ^ "Map of LaSalle's Colony on the Illinois River". Illinois State Museum. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ "The Very First Frenchman in Southern Illinois was a Poacher". The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal.
- ^ Moyers, William Nelson (1931). "A Story of Southern Illinois, the Soldiers' Reservation, including the Indians, French Traders, and Some Early Americans". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 24 (1): 26–104. ISSN 0019-2287.
- ^ Muller, Jon (December 5, 2016). Archaeology of the Lower Ohio River Valley. Routledge. ISBN 9781315433837.
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