Chicken Creek (South Dakota) Explained
Chicken Creek, alternate name Black Chicken Creek[1] is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Some say Chicken Creek received its name for the fact chickens were raised in the area, while others believe pioneers erroneously called partridges, native to the area, chickens.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Sportsman's Connection. South Dakota Fishing Maps Guide Book. Billing, Jim. 2016. 978 -1-885010-61-2. Superior, Wisconsin. 202.
- Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 21.