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Foster Creek (James River tributary)

Coordinates: 44°33′23″N 98°12′08″W / 44.55639°N 98.20222°W / 44.55639; -98.20222
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Foster Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

Some say Foster Creek has the name of E. W. Foster, an early settler, while others believe the creek has the name of James S. Foster, who was credited with bringing settlers into the area.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foster Creek (James River tributary)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 31.

44°33′23″N 98°12′08″W / 44.55639°N 98.20222°W / 44.55639; -98.20222