Pellaphalia Creek (Leake and Madison counties, Mississippi)

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Pellaphalia Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to the Pearl River.

Etymology

Pellaphalia is speculated to derive from the Choctaw words apeli meaning hurricane or strong winds and chalih meaning "chop down trees" in the Choctaw language. The name is purported to mean "(long) place where a hurricane or whirlwind passed along and blew down the timber". [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pellaphalia Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 81–82. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

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