Talking Rock Creek

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Talking Rock Creek (also known as Devils Race Track) is a stream in the northwestern Georgia, United States, [1] that is a tributary of the Coosawattee River (flowing into the Reregulation Reservoir).

Talking Rock is an English translation of the native Cherokee language name. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Talking Rock Creek
  2. "The Names Stayed". Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. August 29, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

Coordinates: 34°36′04″N84°41′15″W / 34.60111°N 84.68750°W / 34.60111; -84.68750