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Pierce County Nebraska a history of growth and agriculture
Pierce County Nebraska developed slowly from settlement in 1860s with no railroad until 1880. It remained an agricultural area led by corn and small grains with alfalfa thriving north of the Elkhorn. 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