Chadron, Nebraska

Dawes County

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Chadron is a city and the county seat of Dawes County in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

History

The namesake of the city is the Frenchman Louis B. Chartran, who already in 1841 ran a fur trading post in the region. By a slight adjustment was made ​​his name then Chadron. 1884 was the actual founding date of the city, as the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad, the region from the west reached ago. At this time, the population was already 500, as the " Homesteaderin " Fannie O'Linn a community has built on the site. She had tried to predict the point at which the railway lines would separate to Wyoming and South Dakota to secure the city future. They therefore chose the spot where the " White River " and the " Chadron Creek " unite. The tracks split up about 8 km west of the city. The population initially rose to over 2,000. However, led, inter alia, the drought in the 1890s to a sharp decline since the grain crop was no longer productive. It was not until the establishment of the new state normal school (now Chadron State College ) secured the future of the city. In the coming decades, the population has been exposed to strong fluctuations, since the economic crisis resulted in the 30s of the 20th century a renewed exodus.

Geography

Chadron is located in northern Nebraska, about 15 km from the border of South Dakota and has connection to U.S. Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 385

Demography

According to United States Census 2000 Chadron has 5,634 inhabitants, of whom 2,702 men and 2,932 women.

Importance

As part of the World's Columbian Exposition Chadron was the starting point of a horse race to Chicago, the winner of the John Berry was able to finish in thirteen days and sixteen hours.

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