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Lanahassee Creek

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Lanahassee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to Kinchafoonee Creek.[2]

Lanahassee is a name taken from the Muskogee language which most likely means "rancid yellow water".[3] Variant spellings are "Lanahasee Creek", "Lannahasee Creek", and "Lannahassee Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lanahassee Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.