Second Creek (Pocatalico River)

Second Creek is a stream in Kanawha County, West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the Pocatalico River.

First Creek was the second nearest creek to a pioneer settlement, hence the name.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Second Creek (Pocatalico River)
  2. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 242.

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