Battle_Creek_(Minnesota)

Battle Creek (Minnesota)

Battle Creek (Minnesota)

River in the United States


Battle Creek is a stream in Minnesota. It rises in Battle Creek Lake in Woodbury, passing through residential Maplewood and St. Paul before emptying into the Mississippi River via Pigs Eye Lake. It is followed for much of its length by walking paths. It is the eponym for the Battle Creek neighborhood of Saint Paul.

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Battle Creek was named in commemoration of an 1842 battle between the Ojibwe and Sioux Sioux indians.[1]

See also

44.9266326°N 93.0291050°W / 44.9266326; -93.0291050[2]


References

  1. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 442.




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