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- History of West Point Cuming County, Nebraska Originally West Point was known as "Philadelphia" when it was platted by Andrew J. Bruner of the Nebraska Settlement Association in June 1857. It wasn't long before the name was changed to West Point because of its being "the most westerly point that was settled in the Elkhorn Valley."
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History. West Point was first founded in the spring of 1857, when Omaha businessmen formed the Nebraska Settlement Association in order to find suitable townsites in the Elkhorn Valley.
It became an incorporated town in May 1869 with a log house as the official headquarters for the County Seat of government as well as the official site of the first post office in the town until a brick courthouse was built in 1874.
Aug 6, 2020 · Explore West Point News online newspaper archive. West Point News was published in West Point, Nebraska and includes 31,386 searchable pages from 1872-1964.
- West Point, Nebraska
Aug 20, 2023 · West Point, Nebraska is a small city known for its deep agricultural roots and its geographical location near Omaha. It is also famous for the former meatpacking plant, the West Point Packing Company.
May 17, 2024 · Guide to Cuming County, Nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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- Burt County [1]
- March 16, 1855
West Point is a city in and the county seat of Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,500 at the 2020 census. References
History. West Point was first founded in the spring of 1857, when Omaha businessmen formed the Nebraska Settlement Association in order to find suitable townsites in the Elkhorn Valley.
