Escatawpa River is a 129-mile-long (208 km)[1] river in the states of Alabama and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pascagoula River.[2]
Escatawpa is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "where cane is cut".[3]
See also
References
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 23, 2011.
- ^ "Escatawpa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
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