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How did the parkway get its name?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/9/2022

The name comes from the name of the creek that the parkway follows. References to the creek by this name have been found in records more than 300 years old, and the creek probably was named by Native Americans who were in the area long before colonial settlers arrived.

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