Horace, Nebraska

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Horace is an unincorporated community in Greeley County, Nebraska, in the United States. [1]

History

Horace, like Greeley County, was named for Horace Greeley, a newspaper editor and politician of the mid-19th century who encouraged western settlement with the motto "Go West, young man". [2] [3]

A post office was established in Horace in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942. [4]

Several buildings still stand on the site.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horace, Nebraska
  2. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 69. ISBN   0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. ↑ Josiah Busnell Grinnell (1891). Men and Events of Forty Years. Boston: D. Lothrop. p. 87. ISBN   9780598638700 . Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Greeley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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