Monegaw Township, St. Clair County, Missouri Explained

Monegaw Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Monegaw Township was erected in 1841, taking its name from a spring of the same name within its borders.^[1] The spring has the name of Monegaw, an Osage tribal leader.^[2]

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38.1492°N -93.8839°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071333/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_clair.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 27, 2016 .
2. Book: Nestor, Sandy. Indian Placenames in America. 29 November 2004. McFarland. 978-0-7864-7167-6. 101. Monegaw was an Osage chief....