Freedom, Nebraska
Freedom, Nebraska | |
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  Freedom | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| County | Frontier |
| Elevation | 2,671 ft (814 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 69022 |
| Area code | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-17600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 835307 |
Freedom is an unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States.[1] Freedom is located at 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W, at an elevation of 2,671 ft (814 m).
History
[edit]A post office was established at Freedom in 1895, and operated intermittently until being discontinued in 1946.[2] Freedom was likely named from the patriotic spirit of the post-Civil War era.[3]
A specimen of prehistoric Amebelodon was found in 1928 on a farm at Freedom.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom, Nebraska
- ^ "Frontier County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 61. ISBN 0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ^ Osborn, Henry Fairfield (1936). Proboscidea. The American Museum of Natural History. p. 337. ISBN 978-5-87148-167-7.
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