Lake Sequoyah (Mississippi)
Lake Sequoyah is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Lake Sequoyah was named after Sequoyah (1767–1843), an Indian silversmith and inventor of the Cherokee syllabary.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Sequoyah (Mississippi)
- 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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