Savage Creek (Ocmulgee River tributary)

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

Savage Creek received its name from an incident when white settlers were killed in a massacre perpetuated by Native Americans, pejoratively known as "savages".^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Savage Creek (Ocmulgee River tributary)
^ ^a ^b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

32°31′31.53″N 83°32′2.66″W / 32.5254250°N 83.5340722°W / 32.5254250; -83.5340722

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Savage Creek (Ocmulgee River tributary)

[Names-2] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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