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On July 30, 1864, a group of several army veterans (including a
Lieutenant Robinson) and two civilians named Isiah Harrison and Eli Buckalew rode on horseback from Fairmount Springs, in Luzerne County, into Columbia County to search for deserters. During this search, the searchers, who were later
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historically crossed Raven Creek: the Joe Ash
Covered Bridge and the McHenry's Mill or Paperdale Covered Bridge. The former was destroyed in 1963 or 1964 and the latter was destroyed in 1958. The Joe Ash Covered Bridge was 27 feet (8.2 m) long.
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Midnight Riders", rode parallel to Raven Creek for some time. Lieutenant Robinson was shot later in the search, triggering claims of an alleged military uprising called the
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bridge was built in 1968. A steel culvert bridge and a concrete culvert bridge were built across the creek in 1974 and 1976, respectively and another bridge was built in 2011.
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East Branch Raven Creek is the main tributary of Raven Creek. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long.
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The watershed of Raven Creek has an area of 11.90 square miles (30.8 km).
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Raven Creek is described as "quite a stream" in John Gosse Freeze's 1888 book
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The elevation near the mouth of Raven Creek is 686 feet (209 m) above
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Fishing Creek in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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The Fishing Creek Confederacy: A Story of Civil War Draft Resistance
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A History of Columbia County, Pennsylvania: From the Earliest Times
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A History of Columbia County, Pennsylvania: From the Earliest Times
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418:United States Geological Survey
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338:paper mill
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165:Basin size
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119:41°09′05″N
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274:sea level
39:Etymology
368:See also
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