Slygo Valley

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Slygo Valley is a valley in the Dade County, Georgia, located approximately 10 miles north of Trenton, Georgia[1][2] It is at an elevation of approximately 705 feet above mean sea level.[1] The valley is drained by Squirrel Town Creek.[1][3]

Slygo Valley was named after a Native American chieftain.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slygo Valley
  2. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ William Glenn Robertson (3 October 2018). River of Death--The Chickamauga Campaign: Volume 1: The Fall of Chattanooga. University of North Carolina Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-4696-4313-7.