Big Creek (Beech River tributary)

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Big Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1] It is a tributary to the Beech River.

Big Creek was so named for its relatively large size. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek (Beech River tributary)
  2. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 797.

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