Friday, April 26, 2024

Home Biologist suggests origin for strange name of West Virginia stream Gooney Otter Creek, 1890s

Gooney Otter Creek, 1890s

An old Virginian Railroad trestle spans Gooney Otter Hollow at Covel, West Virginia. (Photo: David Sibray)

Topographic maps from the 1890s name the creek "Gone Otter." Present-day communities such as Covel and Herndon did not yet exist.

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