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Nomenclature notes: suggested changes to place names

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  • -3- s Old Name. Messer Br»^K. Mill Creek Mill Creek Nettle Creek Nettle Creek, Big Nettle Creek, Little Location. Cak\i»cV\ei (UHU) CYt Noland Creek Eagle Creek Deep Creek Big Creek n ii Noland Creek Noland Creek (©4<w~) Cataloochee Tuckaseegee River Rock Camp Branch, Big E&sfle Creek " " Little *- " Rocky Branch Rocky Branch Rose * s Branch Rose's Branch Short Branch Stillhouse Branch Stillhouse Branch Stillhouse Branch Sugar Fork (?) Sugar Fork Slick Rock Branch Slick Rock Branch Woody Branch Woody Branch Big Creek Ekanetelee Creek Straight Fork Eagle Creek Bradley Fork Cataloochee Hazel Creek "*ti Straight Fork Cataloochee Hazel Creek Suggested Name. Corre\ \3rawoV,. <L Mill Creek Tub-mill Creek c • Wildwood Glen c • | Nettle Cr. f Ntttln cr.Uat-ie) | Nelson Br <W " @»4©lar- Creek - -(±64 "^--.a^o N oia-rxi. Rock Camp Branch Veery Branch (W)<« I $ Rocky 8rs Boulder Branch c.* Junco Branch (18) c ■ Quill Rose Branch Ci&)RC-r Wild Dog Branch c • f Pen I and. Br, .aaa C - (Blockade Branch j ^^^H^ Thumper Branch (3-9^%"te* , I £ Messer Fork c - Sugar Fork 4^1-)-" Hazel Creek (upper) Slick Rock Branch " ■ (lotver) Spicewood Branch c- - Cataloochee Forney Creek ?. \« Gray Wolf aBranch c Corrections on -Mareed-s Map. 3~< .v • ^ Error Correct Form. Raven's Fork Raven Fork Rip Shine Thicket Welch Divide Ripshin Thicket (SJ_ick/Gun; Laurel " " Gunstick Laurel 0«^_^ftey---W*imk-.-&i«HC'lr «Peep -Creek"-' &"frr -4lerrt#=lwjtteit-- FOOTNOTES. (l). GUNLEETA. A chief of the ancient Cherokees. "Long Breath." (2). SAHLEE. Leader of those executed by General Scott near Bryson City. (Mooney spells the name Tsali; but the ts in Cherokee is difficult for whites to pronounce.) . ( „ ) Keeyu.C|^ tV,«roke«. (-or sv ^A«Haaa.A.- /^l-u,^aj\aX^
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