Alum Creek (Tug Fork tributary)

Alum Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Tug Fork.

The water of Alum Creek is impregnated with alum, hence the name.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alum Creek (Tug Fork tributary)
  2. 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. 78.


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