Wando people

The Wando were a tribe of Native Americans Muskhogean language group, who lived in South Carolina on the banks of the Cooper River.

The United States Navy tug USS Wando, in commission from 1917–1922 and 1933–1946, was named for them.

References

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Wando (ship namesake paragraph)

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