The Battle of Brier Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on March 3, 1779 near the confluence of Brier Creek with the Savannah River in eastern Georgia.A mixed Patriot force consisting principally of militia from North Carolina and Georgia along with some Continental regulars was defeated, suffering significant casualties. The rout damaged Patriot morale.

The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, informally called the Rock Creek Parkway, is a parkway maintained by the National Park Service as part of Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. It runs next to the Potomac River and Rock Creek in a generally north–south direction, carrying four lanes of traffic from the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Memorial Bridge north to a junction …

North Creek is a census-designated place and hamlet in the Adirondack Park, in the town of Johnsburg, in Warren County, New York, United States.It is an area known for skiing (Gore Mountain), hiking and other outdoor recreational activities.It is located at Coordinates. The town hall, library, and Johnsburg Central School are all located in North Creek.

Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada.It is located on Highway 43, approximately 259 km (161 mi) northwest of Edmonton and 199 km (124 mi) southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of 808 m (2,651 ft).. Fox Creek is within the Upper Peace planning region, and is surrounded by the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16.

Nickel Creek (formerly known as the Nickel Creek Band) is an Americana music group consisting of Chris Thile (), and siblings Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins ().Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released six albums between 1993 and 2006. The band broke out in 2000 with a platinum-selling self-titled album produced by Alison Krauss, earning a number of …

Oil Creek is a 46.7-mile (75.2 km) tributary of the Allegheny River in Venango and Crawford counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.It has a drainage area of 319 square miles (830 km 2) and joins the Allegheny at Oil City.Attractions along the river include the Drake Well Museum and Oil Creek State Park.The stream was named after the oil that was found along its banks before …

Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on 1 November 1861, and is one of only two counties (along with Gilpin) to have persisted with its original boundaries unchanged.It was named after Clear Creek, which runs down from the continental divide through the county. Idaho Springs was originally designated the county seat, …

History. Despite the forced removal of Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama in 1836, some Creeks in the Tensaw district of Alabama maintained a distinct community around the small town of Poarch, with segregated schools established by 1908. The federal government held a tract of land at Poarch in trust for the Indians until 1924. In the 1940s the community began to organize …

A creek in North America is a stream that is usually smaller than a river and in the British Isles is a small tidal inlet. Creek may also refer to: People. Muscogee, also known as Creek, Native Americans; Amber Creek (1982–1997), American murder victim; Mitch Creek (born 1992 ...

Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Battle Creek may also refer to: Cities. Battle Creek, Iowa; Battle Creek, Michigan; Battle Creek, Nebraska; Battle Creek, Utah, the original name of Pleasant Grove, Utah; Streams. Battle Creek (Milk River) in Canada ...