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Tory Creek (Virginia)

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Tory Creek is a stream in Carroll and Floyd counties, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

Tories who camped along Tory Creek after the Revolutionary War caused the name to be selected.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tory Creek (Virginia)
  2. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.