Garrison Creek (North Dakota)

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Garrison Creek is a stream in McLean County, North Dakota, in the United States. [1]

Garrison Creek was so named on account of soldiers being garrisoned there. [2] The creek lent its name to the city of Garrison, North Dakota. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrison Creek (North Dakota)
  2. Gavett, Joseph L. (1 January 2007). North Dakota Immigrants: Coming to America. Watchmaker Publishing, Ltd. p. 89. ISBN   978-1-929148-74-5.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State,. WPA. p. 211. ISBN   978-1-62376-033-5.

Coordinates: 47°38′27″N101°25′40″W / 47.64083°N 101.42778°W / 47.64083; -101.42778