Tallashua Creek
Tallashua Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Tallashua is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "palmettos are there".[2] Variant names are "Talasha Creek", "Tallasher Creek", and "Tallashuah Creek".[1]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallashua Creek
- Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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