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Copy of Nebraska Towns You Might Not Have Heard

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CALLAWAY, NE

  • Callaway is North West of Grand Island, or very far west of Omaha
  • Callaway was named after the vice principal of the train station
  • 29 states visit Callaway for their kite flight event.
  • Callaway was settled in 1885
  • It would take 3 hours and 52 minutes to get to Callaway (252 mi)
Photo by kevin dooley

MARSLAND, NE

  • Marsland is located in western Nebraska
  • During the gold rush, people were drawn to this area
  • The town was named after the railroad agent, Thomas Marsland
  • Marsland was the victim of many fires.
Photo by yukon28209

FARWELL, NE

  • Farwell, NE has a population of 150 people
  • Farwell is in the Howard county.
  • Farwell has a water park
  • Farwell means goodbye in Danish, and the creators in 1893 were saying goodbye to their old home, Posen.
Photo by Andrew Czap

PALISADE, NE

  • Was named because of the bluffs near the area
  • Nestled in the Frenchman River

ANTIOCH, NE

  • Antioch was for a couple of years the most important potash producing region in the nation
  • The Antioch potash plant was closed in 1912
Photo by John Rusk

TAYLOR, NE

  • Taylor, NE is located in the Sandhills of Nebraska, in the Loup County
  • Taylor holds the Loup County Fair and a Chicken festival
Photo by EpicFireworks

BEEMER, NE

  • 86 mi NW of Omaha
Photo by Jeff Kubina