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Scuzzy Creek

Written by . Posted on January 12, 2010. Filed under Bodies of Water, Places, Rivers Creeks and Streams. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . 2 Comments.

When looking for information about Spuzzum, I ran across this photo of the sign for the Scuzzy Creek Forest Service Road in British Columbia. Scuzzy Creek is a creek in British Columbia that joins the Fraser River just upstream of Hell’s Gate. From some extensive … Read More →

Chicken

Written by . Posted on January 10, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.

You probably know what a chicken is, but did you know that there’s a town called Chicken in Alaska? The area was settled in the late 1800s by gold miners, and in 1902 a post office was established, so the town needed a name. The … Read More →