Hominy Creek (West Virginia)

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Hominy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

Hominy is a name derived from the Algonquian language meaning a type of meal prepared from corn. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hominy Creek (West Virginia)
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 312.

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