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Saint Augustine Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Savannah River. [2] It should not be confused with the original name of the Wilmington River on Georgia's coast. [3]

A variant name is "Augustine Creek". [1] (Saint) Augustine Creek was named after Walter Augustine, an 18th-century landholder and proprietor of a sawmill along its course. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Augustine Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 10. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. "BONAVENTURE: A HISTORICAL SKETCH" - Telfair.org, July 27, 2018

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