Strange Creek (West Virginia)

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Strange Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1] It was named after William Strange, a pioneer who became lost on a surveying trip in the mountains and was not seen again. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strange Creek (West Virginia)
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 606.

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