McClellan Creek explained

McClellan Creek
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Mouth Location:North Fork Red River[1]
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:30miles
Mouth Elevation:2474feet

McClellan Creek is a river in Texas.Named after George B. McClellan, who with his future father-in-law, Randolph B. Marcy, made a survey of the area in 1851–52, looking for a route for the Southern Pacific Railroad.[2]

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35.3736°N -100.5597°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McClellan Creek . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association . December 15, 2013.
  2. Carter, R.G., 1935, On the Border with Mackenzie, Washington D.C.: Eynon Printing Co.