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Native Americans of Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County / Braasch, Nelson, Warren

The people of Madison County have had but little trouble on account of Indians. The settlement on the North Fork had, perhaps, most difficulty with them in the spring of 1867. The winter had been exceptionally severe, snow lying on the level to the depth of three feet, and the cold being intense. It was next to impossible for the Indians to find food. Provisions were not plenty with the settlers, and for their own supplies they had to travel to the Logan Creek, a distance of sixty-five miles, the trip frequently requiring a whole week. Under these circumstances, it …

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History of Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County / Braasch, Carr, Dagner, Haase, Heckendorf, Jones, Kidder, Mathewson, Raasch, Zastrow

Norfolk is located on the North Fork of the Elkhorn, in the northeastern part of the county, about four miles above its junction with the main branch of that river. The valley surrounding it is level, and the town is occasionally flooded. This might be, and probably will be, prevented. The first store-keeper here, and the pioneer store-keeper of the county, was Evan Jones, who kept a small store in a dug-out, near the present site of the “Norfolk Mills,” in November, 1866. These mills were built by Col. Charles Mathewson, being completed in February, 1870, and they determined the …

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Early Settlements in Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County / Ahrens, Allen, Barnes, Bickley, Bloomfield, Braasch, Bradshaw, Brown, Crooks, Dellinger, Ellis, Eyl, Fedderman, Fuller, Gunkel, Hale, Hicks, Hill, Huylar, Kerr, Larsen, Lukas, Maurer, Meneice, Nelson, Ninow, O'Neill, Osborn, Pasawalk, Platts, Reeves, Rorke, Ruhlow, Schwartze, Scully, Seckel, Severance, Speelman, St. Clair, Stolle, Thatch, Tiedgen, Tomhagan, Wagner, Warren, Winter, Woste

The first explorers of Madison County of whom we have any account, were two Germans from Jefferson County, Wisconsin, who left their homes September 1, 1865, to look for new homes in Nebraska. They came here by way of St. Joseph, Missouri, Omaha, Elkhorn City, Fontanelle and West Point. Here they hired a team to take them to the North Fork of the Elkhorn. Eight miles above West Point, the most advanced settler was found. Passing on, they reached their destination September 15. These two pioneers were Herman Braasch and Frederick Wagner. After selecting a location for a colony with …

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