Oak Slush Creek

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Oak Slush Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary of the Tombigbee River.

Oak Slush is a corrupted name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either "acorn mush" or "medicinal root". [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Slush Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 70. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

33°29′49″N88°28′24″W / 33.49694°N 88.47333°W / 33.49694; -88.47333


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