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'Mianus' is one of many neighborhoods located within the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut.
The community is located in a river valley formed by the Mianus River. It is home to North Mianus School, an elementary school. The Mianus River is dammed at East Putnam Avenue. The dam separates the tidal salt water estuary from the fresh water river. The area above the dam is called Mianus Pond.
The area and the river are named after the chief of the Siwanoy Tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the area when Europeans first encountered them. The Siwanoys sold areas of what is now called "Old Greenwich" to the first English settlers of the town for "40 English Coates" in 1640.
The town was brought to fame when ''Jackass'' star Johnny Knoxville and his crew came to the town and made fun of the name, pronouncing it like "my anus." They went around the town asking residents questions like, "How do you get to Mianus?", "Is Mianus a big place?" "Is there any good meat in Mianus?" and so on. He finished the segment by going to the Mianus Sewage Filter plant.
★ Place names considered unusual
★ Place names with English meanings
'Mianus' is one of many neighborhoods located within the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut.
The community is located in a river valley formed by the Mianus River. It is home to North Mianus School, an elementary school. The Mianus River is dammed at East Putnam Avenue. The dam separates the tidal salt water estuary from the fresh water river. The area above the dam is called Mianus Pond.
The area and the river are named after the chief of the Siwanoy Tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the area when Europeans first encountered them. The Siwanoys sold areas of what is now called "Old Greenwich" to the first English settlers of the town for "40 English Coates" in 1640.
The town was brought to fame when ''Jackass'' star Johnny Knoxville and his crew came to the town and made fun of the name, pronouncing it like "my anus." They went around the town asking residents questions like, "How do you get to Mianus?", "Is Mianus a big place?" "Is there any good meat in Mianus?" and so on. He finished the segment by going to the Mianus Sewage Filter plant.
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