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References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alum Creek (Tug Fork tributary)
- ↑ 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. 78.
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