Buffalo: A city in New York, named from the stream "Buffalo Creek, on which it is located, the stream receiving its name from the frequent visits of the American bison to a salt spring which welled up about three miles from its mouth, 'where the buffalo drinks.'" Indian name of the locality Teosahwa or Teshuway, "the place of the basswood," also sisilichanne, "waters sought by the buffaloes." The name has been given to counties in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, numerous creeks, rivers, towns, and villages.

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