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Nebraska County Countdown to Kickoff: Day 91

Let’s take a trip to Arthur County!

Okay so I got busy golfing today and so this is going out pretty late.

Anyway, welcome to Arthur County! Originally named after Chester A. Arthur, Arthur County actually came to be when they tried moving the county seat of McPherson County from Tyron to the now extinct town of Flats. They divided the county in half to create Arthur county, which now boasts two historical sites: First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail and Pilgrim Holiness Church.

The Pilgrim Holiness Church at Arthur, Nebraska is a unique church structure built in 1928 of baled rye straw. The simple rectangular building is one-and-one-half stories in height and measures 9.65m by 17m (32 x 56 feet). The walls, which are 60cm C2 feet) thick, are made of rye straw bales which have been stuccoed on the outside and plastered on the inside (see photo #7). A small vestibule protrudes from the front or south facade of the church.

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