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New Years Creek

Coordinates: 39°30′10″N 81°25′24″W / 39.50278°N 81.42333°W / 39.50278; -81.42333
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New Years Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It is a tributary to Duck Creek.

Variant names are "New Year's Run" and "New Years Run".[1] According to tradition, New Years Creek was named by a pioneer family on January 1, 1795, who celebrated the New Year's holiday by eating their dinner by the creek's mouth.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Years Creek
  2. ^ History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 683.

39°30′10″N 81°25′24″W / 39.50278°N 81.42333°W / 39.50278; -81.42333