Pelahatchie Creek

Pelahatchie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Pelahatchie is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "place where a hurricane passed along and blew down the timber".[2] Variant names are "Pelahatchee Creek" and "Pelahatches Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelahatchie Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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