Battle Creek (Minnesota)
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.
| Battle Creek (Minnesota) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minnesota |
Battle Creek was named in commemoration of an 1842 battle between the Ojibwe and Sioux Sioux indians.[1]
References
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 442.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Battle Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Battle Creek
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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