Eddy Creek (Kentucky)

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Eddy Creek
Location Caldwell and Lyon counties, Kentucky, Untied States
Type Stream

Eddy Creek is a stream in Caldwell and Lyon counties, Kentucky, United States. [1]

Several watermills were built on Eddy Creek in the 19th century. [2]

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Eddy Creek in Kentucky

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eddy Creek (Kentucky)
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 490.

Coordinates: 37°01′13″N88°02′55″W / 37.0203306°N 88.0486337°W / 37.0203306; -88.0486337