Sassafras River
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Discovered and explored by Capt. John Smith 1607–1609 who named it Tockwough River after the tribe of Indians who inhabited its banks. Tockwough was the original Indian name for Sassafras, a root from which they made a form of bread.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassafras_River
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Coordinates: 39°22'45"N 76°0'48"W
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