The name of our Wabash River actually has a meaning. Its French name is “Quabache” and “Wabash” is an English spelling of it.
Traders from France named the river after the Miami-Native American word for the river, “waapaahšiiki”, which means “it shines white”. In Huntington County, Indiana, the bottom of the river is limeston. “It shines white” reflected the clarity of the river, a unique characteristic that made this river particularly especial.
The beauty of the Wabash River is no longer appreciated or seen due to water pollution and agricultural siltation that have affected it. This makes it impossible for people to see its bottom.
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