Ash Creek (Minnesota)

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Ash Creek is a stream in Rock County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Rock River.

Ash Creek was named from the white ash trees lining its banks. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ash Creek (Minnesota)
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 167.

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