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Nebraska County Countdown 65: Box Butte County

We visit the heart of the Panhandle, Carhenge, and enjoy watching a Wisconsin defense whiff tackles.

County 65 on our countdown to to Husker football is Box Butte County.

The population is 11,308 and the county seat is Alliance. Other communities in the county include Hemingford, and Perea. The county was formed in 1886 when the public voted to separate it from Dawes county. The original name of Alliance was “Grand Lake”, but it was changed in 1888 when railroad executives wanted a one-word name. Alliance was chosen, partially to raise the name toward the top of alphabetical lists in the state.

Not surprisingly, the county was named after land features in the area (many flat-topped hills) and not a human. The Box Butte Reservoir is located north of Hemingford.

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