Lawrence Creek (Kentucky)

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Lawrence Creek is a stream in Mason County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

Lawrence Creek was named for Lawrence Darnall, a member of a company of explorers in the area in the 1770s. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawrence Creek (Kentucky)
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 549.

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