Arosaguntacook  
The Wôbanaki word Arosekantegouk, also spelled Anosagunticook, literally translates to “empty cabin river.” This is the earliest recorded name for the Wôbanaki village site on the St. Francis River, near the St. Lawrence, now known as Odanak or St. Francis. It is unknown whether it is the original name of the village. Arosekantegouk may be a name that recalls the emptying of the village after an Iroquois attack in 1690 and a plague in 1700.

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