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=== History ===
=== History ===


Wah-Bah Shik-Ki was the name the Indians gave the river, it meant “pure white” The French arrived at the shores of the river and called it “Quabache” Next the settlers spelled it Wabash. Indians created many villages along the banks. Fur Traders, Missionaries and French explorers turn it into a great trading route which linked to the lower Great Lakes and the Missippi River. George Rogers Clark defeated the British, and took hold of the Northwest Territory.  
Wah-Bah Shik-Ki was the name the Indians gave the river, it meant “pure white” The French arrived at the shores of the river and called it “Quabache” Next the settlers spelled it Wabash. Indians created many villages along the banks. Fur Traders, Missionaries and French explorers turn it into a great trading route which linked to the lower Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. George Rogers Clark defeated the British, and took hold of the Northwest Territory.  


<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The river was not only a site where there were War’s and bloodshed. At New Harmony the “Rappites” a religious group forms a colony on the lower Wabash. They only stayed about 10 years; they sold their holdings to Robert Owen. He them started a new colony based on education and science. His colony was short-lived because of the concept of public schools.</span>  
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The river was not only a site where there were War’s and bloodshed. At New Harmony the “Rappites” a religious group forms a colony on the lower Wabash. They only stayed about 10 years; they sold their holdings to Robert Owen. He them started a new colony based on education and science. His colony was short-lived because of the concept of public schools.</span>  
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=== Settlements  ===
=== Settlements  ===


Cities and towns along the Wabash River include:  
The list below is of cities and towns along the Wabash River.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wabash River," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_River, accessed 31 December 2019.</ref> There are other unincorporated communities along the Wabash River that are not included in this list.


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