Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

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Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.{{GNIS|1192102}} It is a tributary to the Allegheny River.

Bear Creek was so named on account of the many bears which once were seen in the area.{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=304|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=300}}