Monegaw Township, St. Clair County, Missouri

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Monegaw Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Monegaw Township was erected in 1841, taking its name from a spring of the same name within its borders. [2] The spring has the name of Monegaw, an Osage tribal leader. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monegaw Township, St. Clair County, Missouri
  2. "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. Nestor, Sandy (November 29, 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN   978-0-7864-7167-6. Monegaw was an Osage chief...

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