Pelahatchie Creek

Pelahatchie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1] Pelahatchie is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "place where a hurricane passed along and blew down the timber".^[2] Variant names are "Pelahatchee Creek" and "Pelahatches Creek".^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelahatchie Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°23′06″N 89°59′58″W / 32.3848660°N 89.9995275°W / 32.3848660; -89.9995275

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelahatchie Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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