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Broken Sword Creek
Country United States of America
Physical characteristics
Main source Crawford County, Ohio
1,140 ft (350 m)
40°53′18″N 82°45′20″W / 40.88833°N 82.75556°W / 40.88833; -82.75556
River mouth Sandusky River,
Wyandot County, Ohio
860 ft (260 m)
40°46′10″N 83°10′56″W / 40.76944°N 83.18222°W / 40.76944; -83.18222

Broken Sword Creek in Wyandot County and Crawford County, Ohio is a 37.1-mile-long (59.7 km) tributary of the Sandusky River.

Legend states the name is derived from an incident when William Crawford broke his sword at the creek bank in order to render it useless to Indians who were pursuing him.

Tributaries

  • Brandywine Creek (Broken Sword Creek)
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