Tributaries along the initial section of Wills Creek include Laurel Run, Mountain Run, Brush Creek, Shaffers Run, and Gooseberry Run, all joining before Little Wills Creek flows into Wills Creek at Hyndman. As Wills Creek flows south, Thompson Run and Gladdens Run add their waters, Jennings Run joins at Corriganville, and Braddock Run flows into Wills Creek near Narrows Park.
Fort Cumberland, 1755Overhanging Privies along Bank of Wills Creek (Market Street Bridge, Cumberland, Maryland, 1907)
Wills Creek was named after Will's Town, a former settlement of the Shawnee Indians at the site of Cumberland, Maryland.[3] After the Shawnee deserted this region, an Indian named Will lived a short distance from the site of the old Shawnee town at the mouth of Caiuctucuc Cr. At the time of the coming of the first white settlers he was living in a cabin on the mountain side. The creek, mountain, and town were afterward named for him. "Will's creek" is noted on the maps of Lewis Evans (1755) and Scull (1759, 1770), and on the map in Christopher Gist's journal. (See Hodge, 1912)
In the early twentieth century, pollution from industrial waste and household sewage was a problem, since many businesses and homes dumped their waste directly into Wills Creek in the urban area of Cumberland.[4]
Cumberland flood control systemedit
In the 1950s, the city of Cumberland and the United States Army Corps of Engineers embarked upon an $18.5 million flood control program along a stretch of Wills Creek bordering the city. The project was one of the most costly public works projects in the city's history. Disastrous floods from Wills Creek had ravaged Cumberland, particularly in 1924, 1936, and 1942, and the Army Corps of Engineers designed a system that would prevent property damage caused by the high waters. It began just upstream from the bridge at U.S. Route 40, where the corps paved the bottom of Wills Creek, constructing concrete walls along its banks, and with the building of a sophisticated pumping system to prevent the watershed from flooding during heavy rain. The work took a decade to complete and was finished in 1959. It has successfully prevented flooding ever since.
wills, creek, north, branch, potomac, river, tributary, wills, creek, mile, long, tributary, north, branch, potomac, river, pennsylvania, maryland, united, states, wills, creek, near, mouth, cumberland, 2007, contents, course, tributaries, history, cumberland,. Wills Creek is a 38 6 mile long 62 1 km 1 tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States Wills Creek near its mouth in Cumberland in 2007 Contents 1 Course 2 Tributaries 3 History 4 Cumberland flood control system 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCourse edit nbsp Wills Creek and Town Creek Watersheds in Pennsylvania and Maryland Wills Creek drops off the Allegheny Mountains of southeastern Somerset County Pennsylvania beginning on the western slope of Savage Mountain 2 in Larimer Township It flows into Northampton Township passing through Mance Philson Station and Glencoe Wills Creek continues into Fairhope Township passing through Foley Fairhope and Williams Station on its course eastward Wills Creek enters Bedford County Pennsylvania in Londonderry Township passing through Hyndman and making a sharp turn southward It crosses from Pennsylvania into Maryland near Ellerslie in Allegany County Maryland It then runs past Corriganville and near Narrows Park before entering the North Branch Potomac River at Cumberland Maryland Tributaries editTributaries along the initial section of Wills Creek include Laurel Run Mountain Run Brush Creek Shaffers Run and Gooseberry Run all joining before Little Wills Creek flows into Wills Creek at Hyndman As Wills Creek flows south Thompson Run and Gladdens Run add their waters Jennings Run joins at Corriganville and Braddock Run flows into Wills Creek near Narrows Park Brush Creek Wills Creek Little Wills CreekHistory edit nbsp Fort Cumberland 1755 nbsp Overhanging Privies along Bank of Wills Creek Market Street Bridge Cumberland Maryland 1907 Wills Creek was named after Will s Town a former settlement of the Shawnee Indians at the site of Cumberland Maryland 3 After the Shawnee deserted this region an Indian named Will lived a short distance from the site of the old Shawnee town at the mouth of Caiuctucuc Cr At the time of the coming of the first white settlers he was living in a cabin on the mountain side The creek mountain and town were afterward named for him Will s creek is noted on the maps of Lewis Evans 1755 and Scull 1759 1770 and on the map in Christopher Gist s journal See Hodge 1912 In the early twentieth century pollution from industrial waste and household sewage was a problem since many businesses and homes dumped their waste directly into Wills Creek in the urban area of Cumberland 4 Cumberland flood control system editIn the 1950s the city of Cumberland and the United States Army Corps of Engineers embarked upon an 18 5 million flood control program along a stretch of Wills Creek bordering the city The project was one of the most costly public works projects in the city s history Disastrous floods from Wills Creek had ravaged Cumberland particularly in 1924 1936 and 1942 and the Army Corps of Engineers designed a system that would prevent property damage caused by the high waters It began just upstream from the bridge at U S Route 40 where the corps paved the bottom of Wills Creek constructing concrete walls along its banks and with the building of a sophisticated pumping system to prevent the watershed from flooding during heavy rain The work took a decade to complete and was finished in 1959 It has successfully prevented flooding ever since See also editList of rivers of Maryland List of rivers of Pennsylvania Fort Cumberland Maryland Wills Creek FormationReferences edit U S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data The National Map accessed August 15 2011 Parker Willis Bolster Ashe amp Marsh Horatio N Bailey R H W W amp M C 1907 The Potomac River Basin Washington DC Government Printing Office p 58 Retrieved June 19 2020 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Shawnee Indian Tribe History Access Genealogy 9 July 2011 Retrieved 2013 02 18 Parker Willis Bolster Ashe amp Marsh Horatio N Bailey R H W W amp M C 1907 The Potomac River Basin Washington DC Government Printing Office p 222 Retrieved June 20 2020 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Frederick Webb Hodge Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico Copyright 1912 Vol 4 Page 956External links editU S Geological Survey PA stream gaging stations 39 39 36 N 78 46 39 W 39 66000 N 78 77750 W 39 66000 78 77750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wills Creek North Branch Potomac River tributary amp oldid 1144718087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
