Pope's Creek

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Popes Creek is a small tidal tributary stream of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies in Popes Creek's estuary.

PEPCO, the Potomac Electric Power Co. built a power generating plant in the 1960's at Morgantown, Md. at the mouth of Pope's creek. This is sometimes referred to the Pope's Creek Power Plant.

[edit] Variant names

The following variant names have been listed on the Geographic Names Information System by the United States Geological Survey.

• Cedar Creek
• Cedar Island Creek
• Fishing Creek
• Mister Pope's Creek
• Pope Creek
• Popes Creek

[edit] See also

• List of Virginia rivers

[edit] External links

• Geologic History of Popes Creek, Virginia
• History and maps of Popes Creek for students
• History of the Pope's Creek Power Plant and Rail Line

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