The last piece of the state highway was a new bridge over Fishing Creek completed in 1934.
An 1889 flood damaged the bridge and the surviving half was moved to Fishing Creek in 1891.
The area around Fishing Creek has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years.
Fishing Creek is well known for its trout population and it also contains many other species of fish.
In the 1800s and early 1900s there were two other dams on Fishing Creek.
The headwaters of Fishing Creek were settled in late 1780s and early 1790s.
A schoolhouse had been built on Fishing Creek by 1806.
The brown trout are especially common near Fishing Creek's mouth.
However, there are other public areas along Fishing Creek.
Its natural eastern boundary is formed by the Fishing Creek.