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'''Point Remove Creek''' is a stream in [[Conway County]], Arkansas. The creek's name comes from the French word for eddy ("remous"). In the narrative of the Long Expedition, the creek is identified as "Point Remove or Eddy Point creek," which "enters the Arkansa about thirty miles above the Cadron." | '''Point Remove Creek''' is a stream in [[Conway County]], Arkansas. The creek's name comes from the French word for eddy ("remous"). In the narrative of the Long Expedition, the creek is identified as "Point Remove or Eddy Point creek," which "enters the Arkansa about thirty miles above the Cadron." | ||
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| + | The headwaters of the West Fork lies near [[Wild Cat Mountain]]. The headwaters of the East Fork arise near [[Jenkins Mountain]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *John C. Branner, "Some Old French Place Names in the State of Arkansas," ''Modern Language Notes'' 14 (February, 1899): 33-40. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Rivers and Streams]] | [[Category:Rivers and Streams]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:43, 25 July 2010
Point Remove Creek is a stream in Conway County, Arkansas. The creek's name comes from the French word for eddy ("remous"). In the narrative of the Long Expedition, the creek is identified as "Point Remove or Eddy Point creek," which "enters the Arkansa about thirty miles above the Cadron."
The headwaters of the West Fork lies near Wild Cat Mountain. The headwaters of the East Fork arise near Jenkins Mountain.
References
- John C. Branner, "Some Old French Place Names in the State of Arkansas," Modern Language Notes 14 (February, 1899): 33-40.
