Broken Sword Creek

Broken Sword Creek
Broken Sword Creek in Wyandot County and Crawford County, Ohio
Location
CountryUnited States of America
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCrawford County, Ohio
 • coordinates40°53′18″N 82°45′20″W / 40.88833°N 82.75556°W / 40.88833; -82.75556
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Sandusky River,
Wyandot County, Ohio
 • coordinates
40°46′10″N 83°10′56″W / 40.76944°N 83.18222°W / 40.76944; -83.18222
 • elevation
860 ft (260 m)

Broken Sword Creek in Wyandot County and Crawford County, Ohio is a 37.1-mile-long (59.7 km) tributary of the Sandusky River.

Legend states the name is derived from an incident when William Crawford broke his sword at the creek bank in order to render it useless to Native Americans who were pursuing him.

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