A deposit of alum lent its name to both the stream and town of Alum Creek, West Virginia, in Lincoln County. A tributary of the Coal River, the stream is located in the Hatfield & McCoy Region in southern West Virginia.
A deposit of alum lent its name to both the stream and town of Alum Creek, West Virginia, in Lincoln County. A tributary of the Coal River, the stream is located in the Hatfield & McCoy Region in southern West Virginia.
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