Breeze Creek

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Breeze Creek is a stream in Tuolumne County, California, United States. [1]

Breeze Creek was named for William F. Breeze for his assistance in creating a map of the area. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breeze Creek
  2. Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 17. ISBN   978-0-944220-19-1.

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