Margaret Creek

Margaret Creek is a stream and state waterway[1] in Athens and Meigs Counties, Ohio. Along with Monday, Sunday, and Federal Creeks, Margaret Creek is a principal tributary to the Hocking River.[2][3] The confluence with the Hocking River is on the west side of the city of Athens, Ohio.[4] The stream was named after Margaret Snowden, the first white woman settler in Athens County.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Jenkins, Warren (1837). The Ohio gazetteer, and traveler's guide: containing a description of the several towns, townships and counties, with their water courses, roads, improvements, mineral productions... Isaac N. Whiting. p. 62. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ Geological Survey (U.S.). Water supply paper. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 63. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. ^ Pamphlets, Geological. 1854. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  5. ^ Ohio Historical Society (1905). Ohio history. Ohio Historical Society. pp. 275–. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  6. ^ Bush, Fred W. (June 1975). The centennial atlas of Athens County, Ohio. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-0203-0. Retrieved 27 February 2011.