Whisky Run (Jefferson County, Nebraska)

Whisky Run is a stream in Jefferson County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1]

Whisky Run was so named because U.S. soldiers poured out a large quantity of seized whisky into its waters.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whisky Run (Jefferson County, Nebraska)
  2. ↑ Dawson, Charles (1912). Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County ... Crane. p. 256.


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