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Bone Creek (West Virginia)

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Coordinates: 39°07′15″N 80°57′32″W / 39.12083°N 80.95889°W / 39.12083; -80.95889
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Bone Creek is a stream located entirely within Ritchie County, West Virginia.[1]

Bone Creek was descriptively named for the animal bones discovered along its course.[2] The animals were attracted to a salt lick.[3]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bone Creek (West Virginia)
  2. ^ Cox, William J. (Feb 22, 1979). "County placenames among most colorful, imaginative in country". The Pennsboro News. p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 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. 88.

39°07′15″N 80°57′32″W / 39.12083°N 80.95889°W / 39.12083; -80.95889


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