Fishing Creek (West Virginia) Explained

Fishing Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.It flows into the Ohio River at New Martinsville.[1]

Fishing Creek's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who once fished there.[2]

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39.6378°N -80.8672°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.topozone.com/west-virginia/wetzel-wv/stream/fishing-creek-57/ TOPOZONE: Fishing Creek Topo Map in Wetzel County WV
  2. 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. 243.