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

Name

Penholoway is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "high foot log".[2][3]

Many variant names have been recorded, including:

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penholoway Creek
  2. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 174. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ Martin, Jack B.; Mauldin, Margaret McKane (1 December 2004). A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee. U of Nebraska Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-8032-8302-4.


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