Bear Creek (Mississippi River tributary)

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Bear Creek is a stream in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The creek enters the Mississippi on the southeast side of Hannibal. [2]

Bear Creek was named for the fact bears were hunted there by pioneer citizens. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Mississippi River tributary)
  2. ↑ Hannibal East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971
  3. ↑ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

39°42′36″N91°21′07″W / 39.71006°N 91.35183°W / 39.71006; -91.35183

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