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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairforest Creek
- ↑ Lake, William C. (22 June 1935). "Names of Union Streams Have Interesting History". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . pp. A1. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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