Beargrass Creek (Indiana)

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Beargrass Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] It is a tributary of the Eel River.

Beargrass Creek was so named on account of wild grass which was a food source of bears. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beargrass Creek (Indiana)
  2. Dept. of English and Journalism (1973). Indiana names, v.4. Indiana State University. p. 9.

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