Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
| Bear Creek | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°57′03″N 79°47′44″W / 40.9508969°N 79.7956068°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 41°04′58″N 79°40′25″W / 41.0828404°N 79.6736598°W |
Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] It is a tributary to the Allegheny River.
Bear Creek was so named on account of the many bears which once were seen in the area.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.