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Pierce County Nebraska a Quiet Agricultural Stronghold
Pierce County Nebraska developed as an agricultural region with corn as the leading crop and alfalfa thriving along the Elkhorn north fork. The county seat at Pierce was established in 1870 after slow early growth influenced by land speculation and lack of rail service. population rose from 152 in 1870 to 11,080 in 1930, then declined to 9,405 by 1950.
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Pierce
Nebraska
Thomas Cumming
Franklin Pierce
Wisconsin
Norfolk
Willow Creek
Pierce Islgs
Nebrska
Sioux City
Pierce County
Creighton
A. T. Andreas