Whisky Creek (Red River of the North)

Whisky Creek is a stream in Wilkin County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of the Red River of the North.

Whisky Creek was so named for the fact bootleg whisky was sold near this creek.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whisky Creek (Red River of the North)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 580.


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