Frenchman Creek (Missouri) Explained

Frenchman Creek is a stream in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.

A variant name was "Sugar Creek". A large share of the first settlers being of French descent accounts for the present name.[1]

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38.0262°N -90.1109°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071524/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 22, 2016 .

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