Pebble, Nebraska

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Pebble is a ghost town in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

Pebble was platted in 1870, but the town later fell into terminal decline when the railroad bypassed it. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pebble, Nebraska
  2. Buss, William Henry; Osterman, Thomas T. (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p.  264.