Bunker Creek (New Hampshire)
Appearance
Bunker Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Strafford |
Town | Durham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Durham |
• coordinates | 43°8′31″N 70°53′16″W / 43.14194°N 70.88778°W |
• elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Mouth | Oyster River |
• location | Durham |
• coordinates | 43°8′0″N 70°53′11″W / 43.13333°N 70.88639°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
Bunker Creek is a stream in the town of Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.[1] It is a 0.7 mile (1.1 km) tributary of the tidal Oyster River.[2] It was named for James Bunker, who built a garrison here in the 1650s.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bunker Creek (New Hampshire)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Dover West 7.5-minute topographic map (2012)
- ^ Thompson, Mary Pickering (1892). Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire. Concord Republican Press Association. p. 32.