Seventy Six Falls

Seventy Six Falls is a waterfall in Clinton County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1] It is along Indian Creek.

Seventy Six Falls was named from its height, approximately 76 feet (23 m).[2] The falls lends its name to the nearby community of Seventy Six, Kentucky.[3] Several mills were once located above the falls.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seventy Six Falls
  2. ↑ Series 5: Bulletin. Department of Geology and Forestry. 1919. p. 218.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 118.
  4. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 145.


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