Meanings
- The Two Hearted River; also applied to other things in the area, Two Hearted country, such as the Two Hearted lakes.
[A Civil War veteran built a cabin by the] headwaters of the Two Hearted and lived there until his death 50 years later. No one lives there permanently now, anywhere in the Two Hearted country.
1961, Sports Illustrated1 more example
When author Ernest Hemingway began writing a short story about his fishing experiences on the Fox River near Seney, he decided the river's name was not poetic enough. So he replaced it with the Two Hearted even though most historians believe he never came close to seeing the actual river whose name he appropriated. […] The Two Hearted is Michigan's only designated wilderness river […]
2005, Jim DuFresne, The Complete Guide to Michigan Sand Dunes, University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, page 167
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Two Hearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Two%20Hearted
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