Turtle Run

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Turtle Run is a stream located entirely within Ritchie County, West Virginia. [1] It is a tributary of the South Fork Hughes River.

Turtle Run was so named by Native Americans after the turtle. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle Run
  2. ↑ Cox, William J. (Feb 22, 1979). "County placenames among most colorful, imaginative in country". The Pennsboro News. p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

39°09′06″N80°55′15″W / 39.15167°N 80.92083°W / 39.15167; -80.92083


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