Murphy Branch (Iowa)

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Murphy Branch is a stream in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1] It is a tributary to the Des Moines River.

Murphy Branch was named after Isaac Murphy, an early settler. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murphy Branch (Iowa)
  2. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p.  84.

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