Skin Creek

Skin Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Some believe the stream was named for an incident when animal pelts were washed away during a flood, while others believe a successful hunt near the creek accounts for the name.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skin Creek
  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. 583.

38°59′53″N 80°28′26″W



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