Bradshaw, Nebraska
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BruceS
N 40° 53.018 W 097° 44.848
14T E 605526 N 4526594
Historical marker located in city park in Bradshaw, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WMP7E
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2006
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"After 1861 an important variant of the overland trails system, the Nebraska
City-Fort Kearney Cutoff, passed nearby, over which freight was transported from
the Missouri River to western forts and mining camps. The region's first
settlements were road ranches supplying trail travelers. Permanent towns and
villages sprang up in the late 1860s and early 1870s as farmers came to claim
land under the Homestead Act of 1862.
In 1880 the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad extended its line from
York to Grand Island, platting Bradshaw on land purchased from Jesse and Mary
Bradshaw Richards and giving the village Mary Richards's maiden name.
A major event in Bradshaw's history was the June 3, 1890, tornado that
destroyed the village, killing twelve and injuring sixty. By 1900 Bradshaw had
been rebuilt and tallied a population of 365. In that year 354 railcars of
cattle and hogs and 672 railcars of grain were shipped from Bradshaw. In the
twenty-first century agriculture remained the economic mainstay for Bradshaw and
the surrounding region." ~ text of marker
Michael Breiner, M.D., Class of 1952, BHS
Nebraska State Historical Society
Village park,
400 Lincoln Ave., Bradshaw
York County
Marker 440