Becks Creek
River
39°22′45″N 89°04′11″W / 39.3792087°N 89.0698025°W / 39.3792087; -89.0698025 (Becks Creek origin) • location
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Becks Creek is a stream located in Fayette, Shelby and Christian counties, Illinois, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Kaskaskia River.
Becks Creek was named after Paul Beck and his son Guy Beck, pioneers who settled along the creek in 1815.[1]
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References
- ^ History of Fayette County, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. 1878. p. 25.
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