Blue Shawnee Creek

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Blue Shawnee Creek is a stream located in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri County in the United States

Cape Girardeau County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri; its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 75,674. The county seat is Jackson, the first city in the US to be named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. Officially organized on October 1, 1812, the county is named after Ensign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Giradot, an official of the French colonial years. The "cape" in the county's name is named after a former promontory rock overlooking the Mississippi River; this feature was demolished during railroad construction.

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Blue Shawnee Creek is named for the main stream of which this creek is a branch, and "blue" indicates the clarity of the water, reflecting the sky. [2]

Shawnee Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Apple Creek.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Shawnee Creek
  2. ↑ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

Coordinates: 37°33′55″N89°37′28″W / 37.5653281°N 89.6245428°W / 37.5653281; -89.6245428

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