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[[File:Potato Creek.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Trout fishing on Potato Creek, Smethport, PA]] |
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'''Potato Creek''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Allegheny River]] in [[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]].<ref name = "gertler">Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN |
'''Potato Creek''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Allegheny River]] in [[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]].<ref name = "gertler">Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. {{ISBN|0-9749692-0-6}}</ref> |
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Potato Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately {{convert|1.7|mi|km}} downstream of the community of [[Coryville, Pennsylvania|Coryville]].<ref name = "gertler"/> |
Potato Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately {{convert|1.7|mi|km}} downstream of the community of [[Coryville, Pennsylvania|Coryville]].<ref name = "gertler"/> |
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Revision as of 00:56, 26 June 2017
Potato Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]
Potato Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) downstream of the community of Coryville.[1]
According to local history, Potato Creek was named from an incident when Indians lost some potatoes when their canoe capsized in the creek.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
- ^ History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania. J. H. Beers & Company. 1890. p. 55.
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