Significance of name Cochecho River
the cochecho in rochester c. 1905
cochecho abenaki word believed mean rapid foaming water, referring river s falls in downtown dover. settlers in 1623 adopted name entire river , settlement, cochecho plantation. believed shift cochecho cocheco can traced clerical error @ 1827 incorporation of defunct cocheco manufacturing company. cocheco adopted official spelling in 1911 decision united states board on geographic names. river has been known dover river.
in 2015, united states board on geographic names received formal proposal change spelling of river cocheco cochecho , have reversed board s 1911 decision. board, unable decide, voted not approve name change after passing along decision new hampshire s state names authority. summary petitioner, wikipedia editor, may found on talk page.
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