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Sweetwater Creek (Flint River tributary)

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

According to tradition, Sweetwater Creek received its name when a quantity of cane syrup accidentally was spilled into its waters.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater Creek (Flint River tributary)
  2. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 217. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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