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Honey Creek (Wisconsin River tributary)

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Coordinates: 43°14′27″N 89°48′31″W / 43.24083°N 89.80861°W / 43.24083; -89.80861
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Honey Creek is a stream in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Wisconsin River. It was so named because early settlers collected the honey of bees there.[2] It also lends its name to the town of Honey Creek.[3]

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek (Wisconsin River tributary)
  2. ^ Cole, Harry Ellsworth (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 411.
  3. ^ Cole, Henry Ellsworth (1912). Baraboo and Other Place Names in Sauk County, Wisconsin. Baraboo News Publishing Company. p. 30.

43°14′27″N 89°48′31″W / 43.24083°N 89.80861°W / 43.24083; -89.80861


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