Eightmile Creek (Minnesota River)

Eightmile Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of Minnesota River.

Eightmile Creek was so named from its distance, eight miles (13 km) from Fort Ridgely.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eightmile Creek (Minnesota River)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 374.


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