The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city is named for Charles E. Friend, who homesteaded the land and initially named the community Friendville. He operated a dry goods store and post office. In 1873 the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad named its new train station there "Friend."
The National Greyhound Association was founded in the community in 1906 (called at the time National Coursing Association).
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Friend’s history is told.
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Friend, decade by decade
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CommonsCenter Harp Wigwag, Friend, Neb., May 19802016
CommonsFriend, Nebraska police station from SW 12013
CommonsFriend, Nebraska downtown 52012
CommonsFriend, Nebraska downtown 42012
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CommonsNEMap-doton-Friend20072 historic places in Friend
2 places in Friend are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were 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 (8) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.