Runaway Negro Creek

Runaway Negro Creek is a stream in Chatham County, Georgia, in the United States.[1] The creek runs along the edge of Skidaway Island State Park.[2]

Etymology

The unusual name of the creek has attracted the attention of media commentators.[2][3]

History

Runaway Negro Creek was the site of some military action during the American Civil War.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Runaway Negro Creek
  2. 1 2 Severson, Kim (October 6, 2011). "Race-Based Names Dot the Landscape". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ McLure, Jason (September 7, 2012). "New Hampshire's Jew Pond to be renamed Carleton Pond". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Dept, United States. Navy (1902). Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 760.

Coordinates: 31°58′36″N 81°02′46″W / 31.97660°N 81.04622°W / 31.97660; -81.04622


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