Stinking Quarter Creek
Stinking Quarter Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a tributary of Big Alamance Creek. According to tradition, the name "Stinking Quarter" arose from the putrid stench of carrion after a buffalo hunt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Stinking Quarter Creek”, “Staukens Quarter Creek”, and “Stinking Creek”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Graham and Burlington.
Graham
Town
Graham is a city and the county seat of Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census the population was 17,153. Graham is situated 4 miles north of Stinking Quarter Creek.
Burlington
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Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located, and is a part of the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Stinking Quarter Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alamance, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Stinking Quarter Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stinking Quarter Creek”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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