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History · Arapahoe

Arapahoe’s history is
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The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Arapahoe. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

3old images & papers
9recent photos
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The story

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In the spring of 1871, the Arapahoe Town Company was formed in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, under the leadership of Captain E. B. Murphy, for the purpose of establishing a settlement in the Republican River valley. The townsite was surveyed on July 18, 1871. It was named for the Arapaho tribe of Native Americans who occupied this area.

A post office was established in Arapahoe in 1872. A sawmill and gristmill were constructed on Muddy Creek, west of the town; the sawmill provided timber for early construction.

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Timeline

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1910s3 items · Birds eye view of Arapahoe, NebraskaLOC
1920–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBirds eye view of Arapahoe, Nebra…, 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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Arno B. CammererArno B. CammererFilm, TV & StageEBElmer C. BrattScience & Medicine
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Arapahoe, decade by decade

1910s3 items
Birds eye view of Arapahoe, NebraskaLOCBirds eye view of Arapahoe, Nebraska1911Birds eye view of Arapahoe, NebraskaLOCBirds eye view of Arapahoe, Nebraska1911Birds eye view of Arapahoe, NebraskaLOCBirds eye view of Arapahoe, Nebraska1911
1920s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today9 photos
A modest, color-coordinated houseLOCA modest, color-coordinated house2021A corne or downtown Arapahoe, a small town near the Kansas border in south-central NebraskaLOCA corne or downtown Arapahoe, a small town near the Kansas …2021Furnas-Gosper MuseumCommonsFurnas-Gosper Museum2010Arapahoe, Nebraska downtown 3.2CommonsArapahoe, Nebraska downtown 3.22010Arapahoe, Nebraska downtown 3.1CommonsArapahoe, Nebraska downtown 3.12010Arapahoe, Nebraska downtown 2CommonsArapahoe, Nebraska downtown 22010Arapahoe, Nebraska downtown 1CommonsArapahoe, Nebraska downtown 12010Arapahoe, Nebraska Allen's BlockCommonsArapahoe, Nebraska Allen's Block2010NEMap-doton-ArapahoeCommonsNEMap-doton-Arapahoe2005
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Arapahoe is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Arapahoe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cambridge State Aid Bridge in Cambridge, 14.3 miles away.

Arapahoe and the nearest listed places

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Cambridge State Aid BridgeW.H. Faling HouseGosper County CourthouseSappa Creek BridgeBartley Sales BarnFarmers State Bank

Closest to Arapahoe

Cambridge State Aid BridgeCambridge · Structure14.3miW.H. Faling HouseCambridge · Building14.4miGosper County CourthouseElwood · Building19.6miSappa Creek BridgeStamford · Structure21.7miBartley Sales BarnBartley · Building21.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Cambridge State Aid Bridge’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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Stories next door

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📜 Holbrook📜 Edison📜 Beaver City📜 Hendley

From Wikimedia Commons (7) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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