American Horse Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]
Some say the creek bears the name of American Horse, an Oglala Lakota chief, while others believe the creek derives its name from an incident involving a certain Indian horse thief and his "American horses". [2]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: American Horse Creek
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 6.
43°26′20″N 102°11′47″W / 43.43889°N 102.19639°W
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American Horse Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]
Some say the creek bears the name of American Horse, an Oglala Lakota chief, while others believe the creek derives its name from an incident involving a certain Indian horse thief and his "American horses". [2]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: American Horse Creek
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 6.
43°26′20″N 102°11′47″W / 43.43889°N 102.19639°W
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