"Deutsch Fork" or "Dutch Fork"

	I have been on a one man campaign to spell and pronounce the "Deutsch
Fork" correctly instead of the misnomer term of "Dutch Fork".  I realize it 
is going to be very hard to do, since they have been calling it the Dutch 
Fork since 1744. At least Dr. O. B. Mayer, a Deutsch Fork historian, agrees
with me; in 1883 he wrote that "there was never a Dutchman in the Dutch 
Fork".  I have had the privilege, while in the Army, of living in Deutchland
(Germany) and learning a little about the language.  As a result I have 
come to the following conclusion as to the origins of the term "Dutch Fork":

	The  German word for "German" is "Deutsch" and the  German word for 
"Folk" is "Volk". (Ever hear of a "Volkswagan"?  That is literally a "Folk's
Wagon" or "Folks Car" or a more common expression would be "People's Car".)
Thus the term "Deutsch Volk" or "German Folk".  It is obvious speakers of  
the English language have never been able to properly pronounce the word 
"Deutsch" and have always referred to it as "Dutch". Since most of the 
"German Folk" lived between the "Forks" of the Broad and Saluda Rivers, I 
believe the English  termed the "place" as the "Dutch Fork", referring to 
the location.  I also believe the Deutsch  (or German people) were referring 
to the "folks" who lived in the area as the "Deutsch Volk".  Eventually the 
English won out and the area for almost  250 years is still referred to as 
the "Dutch Fork".  But keep in mind, there are no Dutchmen here... only 
Deutsch (German) descendants.