Tuscolameta Creek

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Tuscolameta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

Tuscolameta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "young warrior". [2] Variant names include "Tuscalameta", "Tuscalamita Creek", "Tushalamita", and "Tuskala Mita Creek". [1]

In 1924, the Tuscolameta Creek received a 24 mile channelization to empty into the Pearl River.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscolameta Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 125. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 32°37′07″N89°30′00″W / 32.6187493°N 89.5000695°W / 32.6187493; -89.5000695



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