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unusual facts about Cedar Creek



Aquilla Coonrod

In October 1876, Coonrod participated in actions against Chief Sitting Bull at Cedar Creek, and in April 1877, fought Crazy Horse at Wolf Mountain.

Cannonball River

It is joined by Cedar Creek approximately 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Shields and flows northeast, past Shields, forming the northern border of Sioux County and the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Edward Wadsworth Jones

His unit was with the Army of the Potomac and in the Shenandoah Valley; at Cedar Creek he was in command of his regiment and was mentioned by General Philip Sheridan in his memoirs.

Joseph C. Wolff

In 1864, he enlisted in the 2nd New York Light Cavalry Regiment as a bugler, and took part in the battles of Opequon, Cedar Creek and Five Forks.


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Cedar County, Missouri

The county was founded February 14, 1845, and named after Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Sac River, which in turn is named from the Eastern red cedar, a common tree of the area.

Grady Howard

Howard held membership in the North Carolina Beekeepers' Association, handling gallberry and gum honey in several farms in Cedar Creek and Harnett County, North Carolina.

Montgomery Creek, California

Actor Craig T. Nelson lived in Montgomery Creek while working as a janitor at Cedar Creek Elementary School.