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Tickfaw River

Tickfaw River

River in the United States

This article is about a river. For the village in Louisiana, see Tickfaw, Louisiana.

The Tickfaw River /ˈtɪkfɔː/ runs 113 miles (182 km)[1] from Amite County in southwest Mississippi to Livingston Parish in southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into Lake Maurepas, which conjoins with Lake Pontchartrain.[2]

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The name Tickfaw (Tiak foha) is thought to be derived from the Choctaw phrase meaning "pine rest" or "Rest Among the Pines".[3][4] More recent analysis however has determined the name to be derived from shortening and alteration of Pawticfaw meaning "place where wild animals have shed their hair".[5] Alternate/historical names and spellings:[6]

  • Rio De San Vicente
  • Rio De Tickfaw
  • Rio Go Tickfoha
  • Riviere Ticfoha
  • Ticfaw River
  • Tickfah River
  • Tickfaw Creek

See also

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 20, 2011
  2. [2]
    The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.
  3. [3]
    Sandy Nestor (24 May 2012). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7864-9339-5.
  4. [4]
    William A. Read (30 October 1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-8173-0231-3.
  5. [5]
    Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  6. [6]
    USGS Geographic Names Information System - Tickfaw River



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