Bayou Talla (Jourdan River tributary)

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Bayou Talla is a stream in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, that is a tributary of the Jourdan River. [1]

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Talla is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "palmetto". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Talla
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 99. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

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