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Connesena Creek

Coordinates: 34°13′38″N 84°58′38″W / 34.22722°N 84.97722°W / 34.22722; -84.97722
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Connesena Creek in 2019

Connesena Creek is a stream in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Etowah River.[2]

Connesena Creek was named after an individual family of Cherokees which settled near its course.[2] The name in their native Cherokee language means "dragging canoe".[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Connesena Creek
  2. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 50. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ "Bartow County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 15. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

34°13′38″N 84°58′38″W / 34.22722°N 84.97722°W / 34.22722; -84.97722