miniseries directed by Ken Burns. The creek, where her son and his friends played as children, was part of the inspiration for Katherine Paterson's Newbery Medal award-winning book Bridge to Terabithia. See also List of Maryland rivers External links EyeOnSligoCreek.com—independent multimedia website covering Sligo Creek and the rest of the Anacostia River Tributary Trail System. References Rivers of Montgomery County, Maryland Rivers of Prince George's County, Maryland Rivers of Maryland Tributaries of the Potomac River