Whooping Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River. [2]
The name "Whooping Creek" is a preservation of its native Creek language name weturncau ("rumbling water"). [2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whooping Creek
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
Whooping Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River. [2]
The name "Whooping Creek" is a preservation of its native Creek language name weturncau ("rumbling water"). [2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whooping Creek
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.