Sulphur Creek (Crane Pond Creek)

Sulphur Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Crane Pond Creek.

Sulphur Creek was so named on account of iron ore which settlers mistook for sulphur.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur Creek (Crane Pond Creek)
  2. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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