Potato Creek (Pennsylvania)

Trout fishing on Potato Creek, Smethport, PA

Potato Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]

Potato Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) downstream of the community of Coryville.[1]

According to local history, Potato Creek was named from an incident when Indians lost some potatoes when their canoe capsized in the creek.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  2. ↑ History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania. J. H. Beers & Company. 1890. p. 55.


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