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Nebraska County Countdown to Kickoff: Day 92

Let’s take a trip to Grant County

Welcome to the great Grant County in north central Nebraska. Named after Ulysses S. Grant in 1887, there are four communities Ashby, Duluth, Whitman, and Hyannis, the county seat. Hyannis is also the largest boasting a population of about 190 and has a historical site of the Hotel DeFair.

I found the historical submission document online for the Hotel DeFair. Check it out!

Hyannis, Nebraska emerged as a “cowtown” of the Sandhills in the 1890s. Herds of cattle were brought to this small community from area ranches to meet the railroad for shipment to market. During this early period Hyannis was one of the heaviest shipping points on the Burlington railroad line. The town was also the commercial and social center for a very large area of sparsely populated western Nebraska.

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