Beaver Crossing, Nebraska

Beaver Crossing, Nebraska (HM1GCO)

Location: Beaver Crossing, NE 68313 Seward County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 46.583', W 97° 16.638'

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The original site of Beaver Crossing was located about three miles to the northwest. Here a trail from Nebraska City to Fort Kearny crossed Beaver Creek. John Leonard and Daniel Millspaugh were the first settlers in this area in 1862. Roland Reed established the first post office in January 1868.


About 1871 the post office was moved to the present-day town site where a flour mill had been built. During this decade many settlers arrived and Beaver Crossing grew and prospered. The town was incorporated in 1892.


This area was well known for its artesian wells. The first one was discovered in 1895. Wells in this park poured fresh water into what was once the largest swimming pool in the state. Other wells supplied the Smiley Botanical Gardens on the southeast edge of town. In the 1930s goldfish and water lilies were raised there commercially in fifty ponds. Later, the demands of irrigation dropped the water table and the artesian wells went dry.
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HM NumberHM1GCO
Series This marker is part of the Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society series
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Marker Number363
Placed ByBeaver Crossing Chamber of Commerce; Nebraska State Historical Society.
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 8:48am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees40.77638333, -97.27730000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 46.583', W 97° 16.638'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 46' 34.98" N, 97° 16' 38.28" W
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Area Code(s)402
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 811 Elk St, Beaver Crossing NE 68313, US
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