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The new town began life on October 1, 1881. On its first birthday in 1882, it had a population of 300. One of Springfield's early settlers, Jacob Fackler, born in Ohio in 1825, came with his parents to Iowa in 1836. On April 17, 1858, he started to drive to Sarpy County, arriving on May 8th.
Grafton soon became an agricultural and industrial community as the rich yellow earth attracted settlers from Germany, Ireland, and England to raise wheat, grazing grasses, and garden crops. Those early settlers discovered vast limestone deposits throughout the region, and by 1890, there were nine kilns operated by the Milwaukee Falls Lime Company.
Grafton was founded in 1874. [5] It was likely named after the town of Grafton, Massachusetts. [6] The name was also chosen to conform with the alphabetical stops on the new Burlington & Quincy Railroad line traveling westward from Lincoln: Berks, Crete, Dorchester, Exeter, Fairmont, Grafton, Huxley, etc. [7]
Jun 18, 2024 · The Grafton Historical Society Museum is full of artifacts, documents, and displays from Grafton’s manufacturing and farming days. There are also numerous personal items preserved, ranging from elegant ladies' dresses and china to civil war diaries and uniforms. There are brand-new shoe samples from Grafton’s shoe factories, historically accurate dioramas of the mills and town center, and ...
402, 531. FIPS code. 31-46520. GNIS feature ID. 2395943 [2] Website. springfieldnebraska.com. Springfield is a small town in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2020 census.
Photos from Society Program events 2019 Cultural Club Event 2017 History in Bloom 2015 Dolley Madison Remembers 2014 Deborah Sampson Gannett Historical Interpretation 2014 Antique & Arts Festival 2014 Grafton History Day 2014 Annual Meeting 2014 History in Bloom 2014 … Continue reading →
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