Bunker Creek (New Hampshire)

Bunker Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyStrafford
TownDurham
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDurham
 • coordinates43°8′31″N 70°53′16″W / 43.14194°N 70.88778°W / 43.14194; -70.88778
 • elevation10 ft (3.0 m)
MouthOyster River
 • location
Durham
 • coordinates
43°8′0″N 70°53′11″W / 43.13333°N 70.88639°W / 43.13333; -70.88639
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length0.7 mi (1.1 km)

Bunker Creek is a stream in the town of Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.[1] It is a 0.7 mile (1.1 km) tributary of the tidal Oyster River.[2] It was named for James Bunker, who built a garrison here in the 1650s.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bunker Creek (New Hampshire)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Dover West 7.5-minute topographic map (2012)
  3. ^ Thompson, Mary Pickering (1892). Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire. Concord Republican Press Association. p. 32.