French Creek
French Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: Creek in New York and Pennsylvania feeding into the Allegheny River
- Also known as: “French Creek (Allegheny River tributary)”, “Frenchy Creek”, “In-nan-ga-eh”, “Innungah”, “Onenge”, “River au Boeuf”, “River Aux Boeuf”, “River aux Boeufs”, “Riviere au Boeuf”, “Riviere aux Boeufs”, “To-ra-da-koin”, “Toranadachkoa”, “Toranadakin”, “Toranedachkon”, “Venango Creek”, and “Venango River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Venango and Franklin First United Methodist Church.
Fort Venango
Memorial
Fort Venango was a small British fort built in 1760 near the present-day site of Franklin, Pennsylvania. It replaced Fort Machault, a French fort built at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River.
DeBence Antique Music World
Museum
DeBence Antique Music World is a museum in Franklin, Pennsylvania whose collection contains more than 100 antique mechanical musical instruments, including music boxes, band organs, player pianos, a nickelodeon piano, as well as a number of other antiques.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin and Woodland Heights.
Franklin
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Franklin is a city in Venango County, in the Erie Region of Pennsylvania. Franklin, Titusville and Oil City, make up the Oil Region. Although the town remains rather quiet, the oil boom has left the city with many historic buildings.
Woodland Heights
Village
Woodland Heights is a census-designated place in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,402 at the 2000 census. Woodland Heights is situated 6 miles east of French Creek.
Polk
Village
Polk is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 703 at the 2020 census. Polk State Center, a state-run facility for the intellectually disabled, was opened in 1897 and is located in the borough. Polk is situated 6 miles west of French Creek.
French Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“French Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu French Creek”
- Catalan: “French Creek”
- Cebuano: “French Creek”
- Chinese: “法蘭西溪”
- Dutch: “French Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر فرينتش كريك”
- French: “French Creek”
- German: “French Creek”
- Venetian: “French”
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Highlights include Hoge Island and Franklin Hospital Airport.
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