Tuscolameta Creek

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]}

References

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

32°37′07″N 89°30′00″W / 32.6187493°N 89.5000695°W / 32.6187493; -89.5000695

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[GNIS-1] 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.

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