Home Biologist suggests origin for strange name of this West Virginia stream Gooney Otter Creek at Covel, West Virginia

Gooney Otter Creek at Covel, West Virginia

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

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