Defeated Creek (Letcher County, Kentucky)

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Defeated Creek is a stream in Letcher County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1]

Letcher County, Kentucky County in the United States

Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,519. Its county seat is Whitesburg. The county, founded in 1842, is named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844.

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According to tradition, Defeated Creek was so named when pioneer hunters were robbed of their fur pelts by Indians at the site. [2]

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  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defeated Creek (Letcher County, Kentucky)
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (6 December 2013). From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 8. ISBN   978-0-8131-4613-3.

Coordinates: 37°03′11″N82°59′20″W / 37.053149°N 82.988773°W / 37.053149; -82.988773

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