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Whisky Run (Jefferson County, Nebraska)

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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]

See also

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.