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Box Butte County A Frontier Tale Of Growth And Move
Box Butte County in western Nebraska grew from a 19th century cattle range to a settled community. The narrative covers origins from 1879, the 1887 organization, early officials, geography, climate, agriculture, notable features like Broncho Lake, Snake Creek, and the Niobrara River, and the 1901 relocation of the county courthouse to Alliance.
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Nebraska
Box Butte County
John S. Hughes
Niobrara
Snake Creek
Ogalalla Cattle Company
Paxton & Sler
Dawes County
Dawes
Box Butte
A. S. Reed
James Barry
L. C. DeCondress
Geo. W. Clark
Fred Shonquiat
Eli Gerber
C. A. Barney
Nathan F. Simpson
James H. Danskin
A. L. Field
John Blood
Colorado
Sioux
Cheyenne
Sioux County
Sheridan
Rox Butte
Buffalo Bill
Butte
Alliance