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river was also used as a primary source of transportation for the Ojibwe as discovered by
European explorers and fur traders. They noted there were heavily used portages between the large bodies of water. Pictographs were drawn on trees that provided information of different species of the area. On the upper portion of the river sat an Ojibwe village off of Lake Pacwawong, where the Native Americans grew wild rice on the river, as well as blueberries, pumpkins, corn, potatoes, and beans.
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was in abundance along the river, and was used as a primary food source by the explorers at the time. A few years after
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for the Lumber companies to expand the marketplaces across state lines to larger markets. In 1855, Anthony
Hayward was given permission from the Wisconsin Legislature to build, operate and maintain dam sites along the Namekagon.
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