Cache la Poudre

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Etymology

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A corruption of the French cache à la poudre ("powder cache"), referring to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river.

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Cache la Poudre

  1. A river in Colorado, United States.