Opportunity, Nebraska
Appearance
Opportunity, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 98°30′04″W / 42.59611°N 98.50111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Holt |
Elevation | 1,923 ft (586 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 402 |
GNIS feature ID | 831884[1] |
Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
History
[edit]Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there.[2] The Opportunity post office operated between 1910 and 1942.[3]
Notable person
[edit]Fern Hubbard Orme (1903–1993), Nebraska state legislator and educator, was born in Opportunity.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Opportunity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ^ "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ Nebraska Legislature-Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme