Monegaw Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
Monegaw Township was erected in 1841, taking its name from a spring of the same name within its borders.[2] The spring has the name of Monegaw, an Osage tribal leader.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monegaw Township, St. Clair County, Missouri
- ^ "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ Nestor, Sandy (November 29, 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7864-7167-6.
Monegaw was an Osage chief...
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