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Negro Creek (South Dakota)

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Coordinates: 43°53′32″N 103°41′27″W / 43.89222°N 103.69083°W / 43.89222; -103.69083
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Negro Creek is a stream in Pennington County, South Dakota, in the United States.[1]

Negro Creek was known as Nigger Creek until the name was changed in the 1960s.[2] The creek was named for a black prospector who operated in the area.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negro Creek (South Dakota)
  2. ^ Hatfield, Larry (Aug 2, 1967). "Mapmakers dropping many names". The Times-News. p. 15. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 46.

43°53′32″N 103°41′27″W / 43.89222°N 103.69083°W / 43.89222; -103.69083


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