The Row River was originally referred to as the East Fork of the Coast Fork River. A long and violent dispute between two neighbors, George Clark and Joseph Southwell, resulted in the area being called the valley of the “row.” The name attached itself to the river and to a Post Office that existed for a few years in the 1910’s. The fight between the two men ended with Mr. Clark being killed by Mr. Southwell.
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How the Row River was named.
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