Bogue Flower (Tallahatta Creek tributary)

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Bogue Flower
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Bogue Flower
Location
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates 32°28′04″N88°53′17″W / 32.467641°N 88.8881068°W / 32.467641; -88.8881068
Mouth  
 • coordinates
 32°22′11″N88°54′07″W / 32.3695875°N 88.9019961°W / 32.3695875; -88.9019961
Length8.16 mi (13.13 km)

Bogue Flower is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to Tallahatta Creek.

Bogue Flower is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "long creek" (the element "flower" in this context is a corruption of an Indian word). [2] A variant name is "Bogue Flower Creek". [1]

During the Meridian campaign in February 1864, General William Sherman camped alongside Bogue Flower. [3]

The Bogue Flower Boys is a bluegrass group from Suqualena, Mississippi. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Flower
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 12. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ Turner, K. W. "Mabry History" (PDF). Lauderdale County Archives. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Touchstone, Harriett (February 7, 2008). "Lauderdale County's Man and Woman of the Year named". The Meridian Star. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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