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Hushpuckena Creek

Coordinates: 34°10′24″N 90°48′09″W / 34.1734398°N 90.8026046°W / 34.1734398; -90.8026046
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Hushpuckena Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Hushpuckena is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "sunflowers are abundant".[2] A variant name is "Hushpuckana Bayou".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hushpuckena Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°10′24″N 90°48′09″W / 34.1734398°N 90.8026046°W / 34.1734398; -90.8026046