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- ↑ Bristow, D. (2002) A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tale of 19th Century Omaha. Caxton Press.
- ↑ "Pioneer Children: School", NebraskaStudies.org - State of Nebraska. Retrieved 9/17/10.
- ↑ (1912) Bulletin. Issues 2. Nebraska State Legislature. p. 7.
- ↑ Morton, J. and Watkins, A. (1918) "Nebraska Claim Meeting," History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region. Lincoln, NE: Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 188. Retrieved 7/15/07.
- ↑ "Today in Nebraska History", KMTV. Retrieved 9/17/10.
- ↑ (1857) "An Act to incorporate the University of Nebraska at Saratoga, Nebraska City." Laws, joint resolutions, and memorials passed at the regular session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska. p. 215.
- ↑ Bristow, D. (1997) A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tale of 19th Century Omaha. Caxton Press.
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