Penitentiary Cove is a valley in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
Penitentiary Cove was so named on account of its rugged terrain, figuratively confining a visitor like a penitentiary.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penitentiary Cove
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 174. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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