Mams Slough Explained

Mams Slough is a stream in Audrain County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

According to folk etymology, the creek was named for the fact a "mam slew" (i.e. a woman hunted) near its banks.[1]

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39.1964°N -91.6582°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070915/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_audrain.html . 24 June 2016 .

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