Alum Creek (Coal River tributary) explained

Alum Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a tributary of Coal River. The creek was named for an alum deposit along its course.[1] [2]

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38.2844°N -81.8042°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 78.
  2. Book: Coordination, Geological Survey (U S.) Office of Water Data . Catalog of Information on Water Data: Index to water-data activities in coal provinces of the United States . 1979 . U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Office of Water Data Coordination. . en.

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