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Milwaukee Street in Boise, Idaho I have always been attuned to place names. As a kid, growing up in a region filled with towns bearing Native American names like Wauwatosa, Oconomowoc, and Sheboygan, the idea that names precede us, that names . . . → Read More: Where the Streets Have No Names Speaking of Place is a monthly Precipitate feature that explores the relationships between language, people, and place.
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