Macon, Bayou

Macon, Bayou (bĪˈō māˈkən, māˈkŏn) [key], c.145 mi (230 km) long, rising in SE Ark. and flowing S into NE La. to the Tensas River. It was used as a rendezvous by the bandits Frank and Jesse James.

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