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Coordinates: 34°57′05″N 84°17′58″W / 34.95130°N 84.29949°W / 34.95130; -84.29949
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Hothouse Creek Fannin County, Georgia

Hothouse Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina.[1] It is a tributary to the Toccoa/Ocoee River.[1]

Hothouse Creek was named for Cherokee sweat lodges in the area.[2] An alternative spelling is "Hot House Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hothouse Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 112. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°57′05″N 84°17′58″W / 34.95130°N 84.29949°W / 34.95130; -84.29949


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