Artichoke Creek (Minnesota)

Coordinates: 45°24′4.83″N 96°6′8.63″W / 45.4013417°N 96.1023972°W / 45.4013417; -96.1023972
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Artichoke Creek is a stream in Swift County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Artichoke Creek was named for the Jerusalem artichokes harvested by Ojibwe Indians as a food source.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Artichoke Creek (Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 542.

45°24′4.83″N 96°6′8.63″W / 45.4013417°N 96.1023972°W / 45.4013417; -96.1023972