Colfax County

By Mary L. Maas, Jim Krzycki, Judy Brezina and Ruth Waters

Colfax County is unique with having two towns within its boundaries, Schuyler and Clarkson, plus four villages: Leigh, Howells, Richland, and Rogers. A number of farm precincts were once bustling communities, including Dublin, Heun, Maple Creek, Midland, Shell Creek, Tabor, and Wilson; now, most have only a church and/or cemetery to denote their sites. Schuyler is the county seat and can boast of having the first electric plant, water plant, and telephone exchange in the state. The Morman Trail, Oregon Trail, and Military Trail followed the banks of the Platte River and were utilized by troops and immigrants. Cattle herds from the Chisholm Trail were shipped from the Schuyler rail yards to markets in the East.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Release date: Jul 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781439646236

Mary L. Maas

The photographs selected for this book are from the Stanton Register archives and private collections. They help depict the agricultural and entrepreneurial endeavors of those pioneers. Mary L. Maas is a lifelong Stantonite and a member of the Historical Society of Stanton County.

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