Bunker Creek (New Hampshire)

Bunker Creek is a stream in the town of Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the tidal Oyster River. The stream is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long.[2]

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

Bunker Creek was named for James Bunker, who built a garrison on the creek 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.


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