Skin Creek

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

Some believe the stream was named for an incident when animal pelts were washed away during a flood, while others believe a successful hunt near the creek accounts for the name.^[2]

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skin Creek
^ 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. 583.

38°59′53″N 80°28′26″W / 38.99806°N 80.47389°W / 38.99806; -80.47389

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skin 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. 583.

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Skin Creek

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