Where I grew up, my home. Im feeling guilty because we lead DarkAge Danger into Yosemite Valley and its still there... The name Chowchilla is derived from the indigenous American tribe of Chaushila (the spelling is inconsistent in reference guides) Yokut Indians which once lived in the area. The name itself evidently translates as Murderers and is apparently a reference to the warlike nature of the Chaushila tribe. It is also to be known among the Yokuts tribes later on to be associated with bravery. The Chaushila Indians were inadvertently responsible for the first white men discovering Yosemite Valley, which occurred when they were being pursued by a band of whites. References to the tribe still abound in Chowchilla, and the towns high school still retains the moniker of Redskins as their local mascot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chowchilla,_California
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:20:20 +0000
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