Maggodee Creek is a creek in Franklin County in the United States state of

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. The creek is a southeast-flowing tributary of the

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, part of the

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watershed. The creek is located in the Blue Ridge,

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, and Appalachian mountains. The town of

Boones Mill, Virginia Boones Mill is a town in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 239 in 2018, down from 285 at the 2000 census. History Boones Mill was incorporated in 1927. It was previously known as "Boone Mill" and "Boon Mill". The town ...

is located in the valley of the creek. Historically, alternate names for this stream have included "Maggodi Creek" and "Maggotty Creek." In his autobiography ''Against the Tide'', the

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pastor and activist Adam Clayton Powell Sr. said he "was born near Martin's Mill at the conflux of Maggotty and Soak Creeks, Franklin County, Virginia." The Piedmont Mill Historic District, is located along the creek. The water-powered Martin-Piedmont-Clements mill (built in the 1860s) was built on Maggodee Creek, which helped the rural industry to flourish in

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. In 1929, the Virginia State Highway Commission built a single lane

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over the creek.

References

Rivers of Virginia Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggodee Creek Roanoke River

See also

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