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Tavern Creek (Osage River tributary)

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Tavern Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.

Some say Tavern Creek was named from a corrupton of the French caverne, meaning "cave", while others believe water and game were so abundant there, pioneers likened the stream to a tavern.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tavern Creek (Osage River tributary)
  2. ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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