Silver Creek (Nebraska)

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]

See also

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″N 97°14′02″W / 40.07057°N 97.23400°W / 40.07057; -97.23400


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.