Tavern Creek (Osage River)

Tavern Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.

Some say Tavern Creek was named from a corrupton of the French caverne, meaning "cave", while others believe water and game were so abundant there, pioneers likened the stream to a tavern.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tavern Creek (Osage River)
  2. ↑ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

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