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Panther Creek (Tug Fork)

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Coordinates: 37°28′58″N 81°53′53″W / 37.48278°N 81.89806°W / 37.48278; -81.89806
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Panther Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the Tug Fork.

Panther Creek was named from an incident when a pioneer killed a panther there.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Creek (Tug Fork)
  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. 472.

37°28′58″N 81°53′53″W / 37.48278°N 81.89806°W / 37.48278; -81.89806


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