Wash Creek
Wash Creek is a stream in Henderson County, North Carolina, in the United States. Wash Creek may have been named from the fact women washed their laundry in it, according to local history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mineral and Lapidary Museum and Osceola Lake Dam.
Mineral and Lapidary Museum
Museum
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The Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County is a non-profit, volunteer-run museum in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States, founded in 1997 at 400 North Main Street in the middle of the city's Historic District.
East Henderson High School
School
East Henderson High School is a public high school in East Flat Rock, North Carolina. The school was built in 1960. As of the 2016–2017 school year the student population was 905 with 64 classroom teachers. East Henderson High School is situated 2 miles east of Wash Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hendersonville and Balfour.
Hendersonville
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Hendersonville is a small town just south of Asheville, North Carolina. Established in 1847, downtown Hendersonville is full of 19th and early 20th century architecture and has a friendly "Small Town, USA" feeling.
Balfour
Village
Balfour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Balfour is situated 2½ miles north of Wash Creek.
Flat Rock
Village
Flat Rock is a village in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,114 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Flat Rock is situated 2½ miles south of Wash Creek.
Wash Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Henderson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Wash Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wash Creek”
- Cebuano: “Wash Creek”
- Venetian: “Wash”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heritage Square Village Mall and Temple Terrace Lake.
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