Chickasawhatchee Creek

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Chickasawhatchee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Flint River. [2]

Chickasawhatchee is a name derived from the Hitchiti language, meaning "council house creek". [3] [2] Variant names are "Chicasawhatchie Creek", "Chickasawhachee Creek", "Chickasawhatchie Creek", and "Chickasyhatchy Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasawhatchee Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 42. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. Nestor, Sandy (24 May 2012). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 54. ISBN   978-0-7864-9339-5.

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