Matrimony Creek

Matrimony Creek is a stream in Rockingham County, North Carolina and Henry County, Virginia.[1]

An 18th-century bachelor named Matrimony Creek because he regarded the stream, like civil marriage, as "noisy, impetuous, and clamorous, though unsullied".[2][3]

This greenway stretches a little over a mile in each direction, winding through scenic groves of brush, some overhanging for cool shade from harsh summer sun. Towards its western edge, a rushing stream flows as a waterfall converges just below the Center Church street bridge.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matrimony Creek
  2. Scriba, Jay (15 October 1970). "From Sleepy Eye to Chicken Bristle, USA". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. Bailey, Louise (11 April 1988). "For settlers, places told their stories". Times-News. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2015.



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