Minor Creek (California)

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Minor Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of California. [1]

It is named after Isaac Minor. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minor Creek (California)
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  210.

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