Spunk Creek

Spunk Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

The creek's name comes from the Ojibwe Indians, for the spunk, or firewood, they collected in the area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spunk Creek
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 529.

Coordinates: 45°37′23.9″N 94°27′44.0″W / 45.623306°N 94.462222°W / 45.623306; -94.462222


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