Stekoa Creek

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Stekoa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Chattooga River. [2]

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The name Stekoa is Cherokee in origin. [2] Variant names are "Chechero Creek", "Stecoah Creek", and "Sticoa Creek". [1]

The Cherokee are one of the indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in what is now southwestern North Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, and the tips of western South Carolina and northeastern Georgia.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stekoa Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 212. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

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