Whisky Run (Jefferson County, Nebraska)

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Whisky Run
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County Jefferson County

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.

Coordinates: 40°10′21″N97°12′34″W / 40.1725020°N 97.2094815°W / 40.1725020; -97.2094815