Defeated Creek is a stream in Letcher County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

According to tradition, Defeated Creek was so named when pioneer hunters were robbed of their fur pelts by Indians at the site.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Defeated Creek (Letcher County, Kentucky)
  2. ↑ 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.

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