Jowler Creek Explained

Jowler Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Jowler Creek most likely was named after a local citizen, although tradition states the name was selected on account of pork jowls being discharged into the creek as slaughter waste.[1]

References

39.4256°N -94.7502°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070705/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_platte.html. June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 9, 2016.

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