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Lake Sequoyah (Mississippi)

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Reservoir in Lee County, Mississippi
Lake Sequoyah
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LocationLee County, Mississippi
Coordinates34°20′08″N 88°38′03″W / 34.3355192°N 88.6341572°W / 34.3355192; -88.6341572
Typereservoir
EtymologySequoyah
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation397 ft (121 m)

Lake Sequoyah is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Lake Sequoyah was named after Sequoyah (1767–1843), an Indian silversmith and inventor of the Cherokee syllabary.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Sequoyah (Mississippi)
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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