Stamping Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Some say the creek was descriptively named for the sounds its makes, while others believe former buffalo stampedes account for the name.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stamping Creek
  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. 598.

38°08′16″N 80°10′27″W / 38.13778°N 80.17417°W / 38.13778; -80.17417



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