Oswayo Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania.[1] It is a tributary to the Allegheny River.[1]

Oswayo is a Native American name purported to mean "the place of flies".[2] Variant names and spellings include "Oswaya Creek", "Oswaye Creek", "Oswego Creek", and "Osweya Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oswayo Creek
  2. ↑ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.

42°01′37″N 78°20′49″W / 42.02706°N 78.34691°W / 42.02706; -78.34691

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