Secondcreek, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Secondcreek is an unincorporated community in Monroe County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Secondcreek is northeast of Union
. Secondcreek has a post office
with ZIP code
24974. Post office was closed in 2010.
and crossed Howard's Creek first. The second creek they encountered was then named "Second Creek."
The area is rich with natural resources, but the citizens are growing concerned about the amount of water being pulled out of the creek to feed public and private interests.
stream although the native brook trout
is in greatly reduced numbers compared to the brown trout
and rainbow trout
recently introduced. Rodgers Mill is a fly fishing
only site.Second Creek is stocked every April. Fly anglers can access the waters using secondary Route 219/3 and Route 3/7 from US Route 219.
At one time in its history, more than twenty mills for powder, grist, lumbering and finishing were on this creek.
Reed's Mill
and the Nickell Homestead and Mill
are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Monroe County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,583 people, 5,447 households, and 3,883 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 7,267 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Secondcreek is northeast of Union
Union, West Virginia
Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-History:...
. Secondcreek has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
24974. Post office was closed in 2010.
Naming of Second Creek
There is no "First Creek" per se. The settlers moving into the area were following the Midland TrailMidland Trail
For the trail's section in West Virginia see: The Midland Trail in West Virginia.The Midland Trail, also called the Roosevelt Midland Trail, was a national auto trail spanning the United States from Washington, D.C...
and crossed Howard's Creek first. The second creek they encountered was then named "Second Creek."
The area is rich with natural resources, but the citizens are growing concerned about the amount of water being pulled out of the creek to feed public and private interests.
Resource and Heritage
Second Creek is an excellent troutTrout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
stream although the native brook trout
Brook trout
The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior are known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters...
is in greatly reduced numbers compared to the brown trout
Brown trout
The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....
and rainbow trout
Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
recently introduced. Rodgers Mill is a fly fishing
Fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial 'fly' is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or 'lure' requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting...
only site.Second Creek is stocked every April. Fly anglers can access the waters using secondary Route 219/3 and Route 3/7 from US Route 219.
At one time in its history, more than twenty mills for powder, grist, lumbering and finishing were on this creek.
Reed's Mill
Reed's Mill
Reed's Mill is a historic grist mill and national historic district located at Secondcreek, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes two contributing buildings and eight contributing structures. It was one of the original mill complexes of Secondcreek...
and the Nickell Homestead and Mill
Nickell Homestead and Mill
Nickell Homestead and Mill, also known as Mont Glenn Farm, is a historic home, grist mill, and national historic district located at Secondcreek, near Ronceverte, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings. The original section of the main house was built...
are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
External links
- Second Creek is directly served by its watershed, "Friends of the Second Creek"http://secondcreekwv.tripod.com/
- Second Creek is a tributaryTributaryA tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Greenbrier RiverGreenbrier RiverThe Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, long, in southeastern West Virginia, USA. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of...
. Its watershed is called the Greenbrier River Watershed AssociationGreenbrier River Watershed AssociationThe Greenbrier River Watershed Association is one of the oldest watershed associations in the state of West Virginia, currently on its 15th year of existence...
http://greenbrierriver.org/. Thanks to the contribution of waterbodys like Second Creek, the Greenbrier comprises about 30% of the New River's volume. - The Greenbrier RiverGreenbrier RiverThe Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, long, in southeastern West Virginia, USA. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of...
is a major tributaryTributaryA tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
for the New River watershedDrainage basinA drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
.http://www.vasos.org/pages/new_river.htm