I doubt it. This creel was the first sizable creek below the junction of the French Broad and Holston Rivers It is actually the second creek, Williams Creek being the first. When the river level was high canoes and other small boats did go up First Creek for a few blocks.
It looks like there is a Murphy Creek that originates on some farmland off of Washington Pike in Corryton. Murphy’s Creek flows down to around the old East Town Mall area where it goes into Whites Creek. From there Whites Creek flows to right underneath the 640 overpass at Broadway where it converges with First Creek, which then goes all the way downtown to the river.
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Is there a name on record that predates the stream currently called First Creek?
Hi Gerry,
Sorry for the late response! But the preceding name was White’s Creek, named after the first settler and “founding father” James White.
Thanks
Paul
I doubt it. This creel was the first sizable creek below the junction of the French Broad and Holston Rivers It is actually the second creek, Williams Creek being the first. When the river level was high canoes and other small boats did go up First Creek for a few blocks.
Can you tell me anything about White Creek which ran from House Mountain to McAnallie Ridge at Sharps Gap?
It looks like there is a Murphy Creek that originates on some farmland off of Washington Pike in Corryton. Murphy’s Creek flows down to around the old East Town Mall area where it goes into Whites Creek. From there Whites Creek flows to right underneath the 640 overpass at Broadway where it converges with First Creek, which then goes all the way downtown to the river.