Sandy Creek (Joachim Creek tributary)

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The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge

Sandy Creek is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Joachim Creek which it enters just south of Pevely adjacent to I-55. [2] The stream flows through the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site where it is crossed by the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge. [2]

Sandy Creek was named for the sandy character of the creek bed. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Creek (Joachim Creek tributary)
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 48-49 ISBN   0899332242
  3. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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