The river rises in a region of granite mountains in Iron County, Missouri, and flows generally southwardly through the
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The river became the home of Cherokee Indians who attacked a boat on the Tennessee River on June 11, 1794 known as the Muscle Shoals Massacre and had removed to the west. The Spanish authorities … See more

The origin of the river's name is unclear. It might refer to St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order. None of the region's early explorers were Franciscans, however. One possibility is that Jacques Marquette… See more

• List of Arkansas rivers
• List of Missouri rivers
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• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2004). Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
• DeLorme (2002). Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeL… See more