Stalking Head Creek

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Stalking Head Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to Falling Creek. [2]

The name "Stalking Head Creek" was applied to this stream for the local Native American custom of wearing camouflage masks when deer hunting. [2] A variant name is "Stalkinghead Creek". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stalking Head Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 211. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

33°7′55.47″N83°42′47.63″W / 33.1320750°N 83.7132306°W / 33.1320750; -83.7132306


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