Will post Place names as time permits >From Wood County Place Names by Robert S Rudolph Achtundzwanzig The German name for Section 28, an early name for Hewitt. Ah-da-wa-gam The Indian name for the Grand Rapids. It is supposed to mean "two-sided rapids" and to refer to the two channels in the rapids on either side of Sherman Rock. However, research into the possible Chippewa word for "two" was nij or nijo;bawitig meant "rapid or rapids in a river, "nawadjiwan, "rapids in the middle of a river, "kijidjiwan, "there is a rapid" or "there are rapids,: and kakabikedjiwan, "there is a strong rapids over rocks." The spelling of none of the words resembles the spelling of ah-da-wa-gam closely enough to be considered its ancestor. On the contrary, the spelling of part of adwaama, "I go somewhere with him in a canoe: and nadawa, "I fetch him in a canoe" more closely resembles the first part of ah-da -wa-gam. The name is now used to designate the Ahdawagam Division of Consolidated Papers, Inc, an important Wood Co. firm. Altdorf A rural community around a church and school on co trunk D in sec w, Hansen Township. Names for former Altdorf PO Altdorf PO A PO established on Feb 27, 1886, with Hubert Schlig as postmaster. An H Schig, undoubtedly the same man, is listed in State Gaz., 1888-9, as the proprietor of a general store in the Altdorf area. He probably kept the PO in his store. On a map published in 1902 Altdorf PO is located in NE sec w Hansen Township. It was discontinued on Feb 15,1905 Altdorf, the capital of Canton Uri, Switzerland, had been the original home of many settlers in the area around the PO. Altdorf School A school on co. trunk D in NE sec 2, Hansen Township. Named for the adjacent rual community of Altdorf