Mams Slough

Mams Slough is a stream in Audrain County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

According to folk etymology, the creek was named for the fact a "mam slew" (i.e. a woman hunted) near its banks.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mams Slough
  2. "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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