Settingdown Creek

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Settingdown Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Etowah River.[2]

The stream was named after Setten Down, a Cherokee chieftain.[2] Variant names are "Settendown Creek", "Sitting Down Creek", "Sittingdon Creek", and "Sittingdown Creek"[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Settingdown Creek
  2. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.