Establishment Creek

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Establishment Creek is a stream in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.

The stream headwaters are at 37°52′02″N90°17′53″W / 37.86722°N 90.29806°W / 37.86722; -90.29806 [1] between the communities of Sprott and Millers and the stream crosses under U.S. Route 55 and U.S. Route 61 southeast of Bloomsdale. [2] The confluence with the Mississippi is adjacent to the community of Clement at 38°01′40″N90°06′45″W / 38.02778°N 90.11250°W / 38.02778; -90.11250 . [1] The stream is impounded as Lake Wanda Lee just south of Rocky Ridge. [2]

Establishment Creek was so named on account of pioneer settlement along its course, establishment meaning "settlement" in French. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Establishment Creek
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 49 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.



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