Negrowool Swamp

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Negrowool Swamp was a swamp in Pemiscot County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The precise location of the swamp is unknown to the GNIS.[1]

The swamp was formerly called "Niggerwool Swamp".[2] The swamp was so named because the thick grass was likened to African-American hair.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negrowool Swamp
  2. ^ Valencius, Conevery Bolton (25 September 2013). The Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes. University of Chicago Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-226-05392-9.
  3. ^ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.