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Tory Creek (Virginia)

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Coordinates: 36°45′01″N 80°30′08″W / 36.7504143°N 80.5022910°W / 36.7504143; -80.5022910
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Tory Creek
Tory Creek (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Tory Creek (Virginia)
Tory Creek (Virginia) is located in the United States
Tory Creek (Virginia)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates36°43′39″N 80°27′37″W / 36.7276364°N 80.4603434°W / 36.7276364; -80.4603434
Mouth 
 • coordinates
36°45′01″N 80°30′08″W / 36.7504143°N 80.5022910°W / 36.7504143; -80.5022910

Tory Creek is a stream in Carroll and Floyd counties, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

Tories who camped along Tory Creek after the Revolutionary War caused the name to be selected.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tory Creek (Virginia)
  2. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

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