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Whisky Creek (Red River of the North)

Coordinates: 46°27′21″N 96°42′42″W / 46.45583°N 96.71167°W / 46.45583; -96.71167
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Whisky Creek is a stream in Wilkin County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of the Red River of the North.

Whisky Creek was so named for the fact bootleg whisky was sold near this creek.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whisky Creek (Red River of the North)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 580.

46°27′21″N 96°42′42″W / 46.45583°N 96.71167°W / 46.45583; -96.71167