Seventeen Mile River

Seventeen Mile River is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Satilla River.

Seventeen Mile River most likely was so named on account of its length.[2] Variant names are "Seventeen Mile Creek" and "Seventeenmile Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seventeen Mile River
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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