Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Keywords
Turkey Creek, frontier hardships
Abstract
Turkey Creek was so named because of the abundance of wild turkeys. August Packard of east of Enterprise is said to have been out looking for timber to supply a new saw mill at Junction City. He came to Wainscott creek and saw a flock of turkeys and followed them up the creek. When he returned, his oxen had wandered off and had gotten stuck in the mud, at the mouth of the creek. This story was told so many times, that the creek was called Turkey Creek, and the new maps came out with the name on them. However, game of all kinds, wild turkeys, quail, partridge, prairie chicken, wild ducks and geese, antelope, deer, buffalo and rabbits was plentiful. Stephen Rohrer, who held a championship in markmanship in Switzerland, kept the earliest settlers supplied with meat.
Recommended Citation
Bross, Harvey E.
(1981)
"Stories and Experiences of the Early Settlers of Turkey Creek,"
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 17:
Iss.
3, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol17/iss3/3