Chicken Creek, alternate name Black Chicken Creek[1] is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[2]
Some say Chicken Creek received its name for the fact chickens were raised in the area, while others believe pioneers erroneously called partridges, native to the area, chickens.[3]
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References edit
- ^ Sportsman's Connection (2016). South Dakota Fishing Maps Guide Book. Superior, Wisconsin: Billing, Jim. p. 202. ISBN 978 -1-885010-61-2.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chicken Creek (South Dakota)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 21.
44°34′48″N 103°55′57″W / 44.58000°N 103.93250°W
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