Saginaw, Minnesota

Sauk men

1,784 miles

Mar 18 – The name Saginaw is widely believed to mean "where the Sauk were" in the Ojibwe language, possibly in reference to the Sauk people who lived at the mouth of the river near what became Saginaw, Michigan, and were later driven out by the Ojibwe. 

Mixed Woods in Winter,
by Eli Sagor

Many people have taken the name with them to give to other places.  Now there are towns named Saginaw in Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Alabama, Oregon, & Washington.

Sauk image:  http://www.britannica.com/topic/Sauk

woods image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/esagor/13477510845