Portage vs Stick

Portage

name
  • A village in Wood County, Ohio. 

  • A town in Livingston County, New York. 

  • A ghost town and former settlement in Alaska, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1964. 

  • A home rule borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. 

  • A city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana. 

  • A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada. 

  • A city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. 

  • A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin. 

  • A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

  • A number of townships in the United States, listed under Portage Township. 

  • A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, named after Portage County in Ohio. 

Stick

name
  • The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman. 

noun
  • A member of the Official IRA. 

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