Holdrege, Nebraska

Phelps County

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Holdrege is a city and the county seat ( county seat ) of the Phelps County in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

Demography

According to the census of 2000 Holdrege has 5,636 inhabitants, of whom 2,706 men and 2,930 women.

Location

Holdrege is located in southern Nebraska, about 20 miles south of Interstate 80, it has links with the United States Highways 6, 34, and 183

History

Holdrege was founded in October 1883, when their tracks westwards laid Burlington & Missouri River Railroad (B & MRR) ( since 1872 owned by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ) through Nebraska. This offered settlers free land seven kilometers south of the then County Seats Phelps Center and the settlers, who knew that could determine a railway connection in this early period over the success or failure of a new settlement, moved the city and streamed numerous one into the newly founded Holdrege. It was named after George W. Holdrege, the then General Manager of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company. The first train reached the city on 10 December 1883, it was incorporated on 14 February 1884. Within just three years, it reached a population of over 2,000. This considerable growth earned her the nickname Magic City of the West. Go to County Seat Holdrege finally was on 11 November 1884. Built in 1916 Stadthalle, despite the relatively small size of the city into a meeting place of renowned artists in southern Nebraska and northern Kansas. The prosperity of Holdrege fluctuated with the fickle weather conditions. It was not until the establishment of the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District in 1941, shut off the power supply and the irrigation of the fields safely. Agriculture is still the leading industry in Holdrege.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Gary Anderson, sport shooter and two -time Olympic champion