Silver Creek (Nebraska)

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Silver Creek is a stream in Jefferson County, Nebraska and Washington County, Nebraska, in the United States. [1]

According to legend, the discovery of silver ore at the creek's banks caused the name to be selected. [2]

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References

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

Coordinates: 40°04′14″N97°14′02″W / 40.07057°N 97.23400°W / 40.07057; -97.23400