Lee Creek (Nevada)

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Lee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1]

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Lee Creek was named after Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), an American Civil War general. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Creek (Nevada)
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.

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