Fightingtown Creek

Fightingtown Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Ocoee River.

Fightingtown is accurate preservation of its native Cherokee name, for near the site met warring tribal leaders.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fightingtown Creek
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°59′31″N 84°22′49″W / 34.99194°N 84.38028°W / 34.99194; -84.38028

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