Shades Death Creek
Shades Death Creek (also Shades of Death Creek) is a stream in Fayette County, West Virginia, in the United States.[1]
Shades Death Creek has been noted for its unusual place name.[2] The creek was named for its gloomy and dark course.[3]
See also[edit]
- List of rivers of West Virginia
- Shades Of Death Road, a road in New Jersey
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shades Death Creek
- ^ Mockridge, Norton (Apr 22, 1971). "West Virginia Takes Name Prize". Toledo Blade. p. 29. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ 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. 566.
37°56′25″N 80°55′06″W / 37.94028°N 80.91833°W