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Defeated Creek (Letcher County, Kentucky)

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Stream in Kentucky, U.S.

Defeated Creek is a stream in Letcher County, Kentucky, in the United States.

According to tradition, Defeated Creek was so named when pioneer hunters were robbed of their fur pelts by Indians at the site.

See also

List of rivers of Kentucky

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defeated Creek (Letcher County, Kentucky)
Rennick, Robert M. (6 December 2013). From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8131-4613-3.

37°03′11″N 82°59′20″W / 37.053149°N 82.988773°W / 37.053149; -82.988773

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