Verdigre Creek

Verdigre Creek is a stream in Knox and Antelope counties, in the U.S. state of Nebraska.[1]

Verdigre is derived from the Spanish word meaning "green"; the name was applied to the stream for the green soil on its banks.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verdigre Creek
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 133.

Coordinates: 42°42′00″N 98°03′23″W / 42.7000013°N 98.0564607°W / 42.7000013; -98.0564607


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