DeWitt Historical Site
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Biker Ozzy
N 41° 54.535 W 096° 44.912
14T E 686732 N 4642115
DeWitt Historical site
Waymark Code: WM4E96
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2008
Views: 17
Marker reads as follows
DEWITT HISTORICAL SITE
Site of the first permanent Cuming County settlement by the Benjamin B. Moore family in 1857, the town of DeWitt was laid out by an Omaha townsite company in 1857. The post office was established February 3, 1858, and discontinued May 26, 1871. In a hotly contested election in 1858, DeWitt lost the county seat to West Point by a vote of 12-7. All that remains of DeWitt is this native-sod cemetery.
Cuming County Historical Society
Nebraska State Historical Society
Cuming County
Marker 249
Nebraska 275, 4 miles west, 3/4 miles north of West Point
Turn at the sign for Historical Cemetery
Marker Name: DEWITT HISTORICAL SITE
Other: yes
City: Not Listed
Roadside: Not Listed
Web Address if available:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Post Pictures:
1. Close up of historical marker
2. Picture of surrounding area (would prefer to have the marker in the picture also). Thanks!