Rawhide Creek Explained

Rawhide Creek is a stream in Douglas, Washington, Dodge, and Colfax counties, Nebraska, in the United States.

According to legend, Rawhide Creek was named in about 1849 on account of a man who was skinned to death there by Indians, his hide was left as a warning to other settlers.[1]

The “Legend” Rawhide is from Niobrara County Wyoming. Rawhide Creek's headwaters are located on Denny Ranch, Southwest of Lusk, Wyoming. The Legend of the Rawhide is re-enacted every July in Lusk.

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41.3425°N -96.2995°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Buss. William Henry. Osterman. Thomas T.. History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. 1921. American Historical Society. 55.