Quiver Creek

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Quiver Creek is a stream in Mason County in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] It is a tributary of the Illinois River.

Quiver Creek derives its name from cuivre, the French word meaning "copper". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quiver Creek
  2. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.

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