Drowning Fork

Drowning Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

Drowning Fork was so named on account of two soldiers who drowned there while crossing at high water.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drowning Fork
  2. ↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.


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