Bells Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Bells Creek was named for the fact Indians would ring cowbells in order to lure white settlers into a booby trap.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bells Creek (West Virginia)
  2. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 103.

38°14′14″N 81°11′09″W / 38.23722°N 81.18583°W / 38.23722; -81.18583



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