Mineral Fork Explained

Mineral Fork is a stream in Washington County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.

The source which is the confluence of the Mine a Breton Creek and the Fourche a Renault is located at 38.0289°N -90.8533°W and the confluence with Big River is at: 38.1025°N -90.6814°W.[1] [2]

Mineral Fork was so named on account of deposits of the lead ore minerals near its course.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Old Mines Missouri, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1958
  2. Tiff, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1937
  3. Web site: Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 30, 2016 .

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