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Perry Creek (Conasauga River tributary)

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

According to tradition, the creek was named after one Sol Perry (or Perez), a settler of Spanish descent.[2] A variant name was "Pears Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perry Creek
  2. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 173. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.