Shades Death Creek

Shades Death Creek (also Shades of Death Creek) is a stream in Fayette County, West Virginia, in the United States.[1]

Shades Death Creek has been noted for its unusual place name.[2] The creek was named for its gloomy and dark course.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shades Death Creek
  2. ↑ Mockridge, Norton (Apr 22, 1971). "West Virginia Takes Name Prize". Toledo Blade. p. 29. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 566.


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