Unawatti Creek

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Unawatti Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the North Fork Broad River. [2]

Unawatti is a name derived from the Cherokee language meaning "old bear creek". [2] Variant names are "Unanatti Creek", "Unawattie Creek", "Yanuhweti Creek", "Yeonuwattee Creek", "Yona Wattoe Creek", "Yonawatte Creek", "Yonawattee Creek", and "Yone Water Creek". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unawatti Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 236. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

34°20′11.38″N83°11′13.55″W / 34.3364944°N 83.1870972°W / 34.3364944; -83.1870972


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