Hammer Creek Explained

Hammer Creek
Source1 Location:	Cornwall, Pennsylvania
Mouth Location:	Cocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States

Hammer Creek is a 19.2adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of Cocalico Creek in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Hammer Creek is dammed to form Speedwell Forge Lake before joining the Cocalico Creek downstream by the confluence of Middle Creek near the village of Rothsville.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.^[2]

Bridges

• Brunnerville Road Bridge over Hammer Creek
• Erb's Covered Bridge

Notable people

• Bishop Benjamin Eby (1785–1853)

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• John Fass and the Hammer Creek Press

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
2. Web site: GNIS entry for Hammer Creek (Feature ID # 1198070). Geographic Names Information System. Geographic Names Information System. 2011-06-15.