Long Dick Creek Explained

Long Dick Creek is a stream in Hamilton and Story counties, Iowa, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Skunk River.^[1]

Long Dick Creek was named after one tall man named Richard "Long Dick", an early settler.^[2] The first schoolhouse in Story County was established near Long Dick Creek, in 1855.^[3]

See also

• Big Dick Creek
• List of rivers of Iowa
• Unusual place names

References

42.1694°N -93.576°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Geological Survey (U.S.). Water-supply paper. 1914. Government Printing Office. 196.
2. Web site: Watershed Matchups . Prairie Rivers of Iowa . 21 August 2020.
3. Book: Payne, William Orson. History of Story County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. 1911. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. 167.