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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnehaha River
- ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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