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Range land, once free, now had to be leased or bought from the homesteaders. The Nebraska Land and Feeding Company borrowed $200,000 ($3,893,991.77 current) from the New York Trust Company through a first mortgage on the Spade Land. The ranch survived until the depression of 1922-1923, during which time the mortgages on the land were foreclosed.
In 1874, Captain John T. Lytle left his ranch in Medina County, Texas, with Tom M. McDaniel, according to Gary and Margaret Kraisinger, "to deliver 3,500 head of aged steers to the Red Cloud Indian Agency in unpopulated western Nebraska. Lytle had a government contract with the newly established agency and needed to establish a new route.
Nebraska was platted in 1856, and was likely named for the Nebraska Territory, a hot political topic of the day. [3] The Nebraska post office was discontinued in 2002. [ 4 ]
This is a list of lakes in the U.S. state of Indiana. The lakes are ordered by their unique names (i.e. Lake Indiana or Indiana Lake would both be listed under "I"). Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Map of the 92 counties of the State of Indiana
Largest lake, shared with South Dakota. Long 155 5 mph Brown south of Ainsworth Mallard Landing 90 Douglas County: private lake Maloney: 1,650 Lincoln: near North Platte McConaughy: 30,500 Keith: near Ogallala. Largest lake entirely within the State of Nebraska. Lake Minatare: 2,158 Scotts Bluff NE of Scotts Bluff Ogallala 650 5 mph Keith near ...
In the 21st century, the Sandhills are a productive cattle ranching area, supporting over 530,000 beef cattle. [citation needed] The human population of the region continues to decline as older generations die out, younger generations move to the cities, and ranches are consolidated. [11] A number of small towns remain in the region. [citation ...
Total area is 36,419.55 square miles (94,326.2 km 2), making Indiana the 38th largest in size out of the 50 states. [1]Lake Michigan is the largest body of water wholly or partially within the state borders.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the reservation has a total area of 177.66 square miles (460.1 km 2), of which 176.55 square miles (457.3 km 2) is land and 1.11 square miles (2.9 km 2) is water. The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska held an additional 0.179 square miles (115 acres; 0.46 km 2) of off-reservation trust land as of 2020. [1]