Note 10 — PART I

The Youghiogheny is said to owe its name to the Kanawha Indians, and to signify “four streams;” that is, the three branches—​Laurel Hill Creek, the northern; Castleman’s River, the middle, or southeast fork; and the South fork—​unite to form the fourth or main stream of the river. The point of intersection was appropriately named Turkey’s Foot, and at the site is the present town of Confluence, Somerset County.—​Ed.