Lake Sequoyah (Mississippi)

Lake Sequoyah is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Lake Sequoyah
Location of Lake Sequoyah in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Lake Sequoyah in Mississippi, USA.
Lake Sequoyah
Location of Lake Sequoyah in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Lake Sequoyah in Mississippi, USA.
Lake Sequoyah
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)[1]

Lake Sequoyah was named after Sequoyah (1767–1843), an Indian silversmith and inventor of the Cherokee syllabary.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.