The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Battle of Rush Creek between the U.S. army and warriors of the Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho Indian tribes took place in 1865, 4 miles (6 km) southeast of present-day Broadwater, where Cedar Creek enters the North Platte River.
Broadwater got its start in 1909 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for one General Broadwater, the friend of a railroad official.
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Start Broadwater’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Broadwater’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Broadwater, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Broadwater is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Broadwater has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Courthouse and Jail House Rocks in Bridgeport, 13.7 miles away.
Broadwater and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.