Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] It is a tributary to the Allegheny River.

Bear Creek
Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary) is located in the United States
Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates40.9508969°N 79.7956068°W / 40.9508969; -79.7956068
Mouth 
  coordinates
41.0828404°N 79.6736598°W / 41.0828404; -79.6736598

Bear Creek was so named on account of the many bears which once were seen in the area.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
  2. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
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