Free Negro Springs

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Free Negro Springs is a spring in Benton County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

A variant name was "Free Nigger Springs".[1] The creek was named after two free people of color who lived along its course.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Free Negro Springs
  2. ^ "Benton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)