Ingham, Nebraska
Ingham, Nebraska | |
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Former community | |
Coordinates: 40°43′59″N 100°20′18″W / 40.73306°N 100.33833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Lincoln |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
GNIS feature ID | 1838507[1] |
Ingham was a community in Lincoln County, Nebraska, established in 1886 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.[2] Ingham was located near today's Highway 23, its location chosen as a rare level spot between the small villages of Farnam and Moorefield.[2] Earliest settlers were dryland farmers and ranchers.[2] The settlement became of sufficient size that a post office was secured in 1898.[2] Ingham had a high school that graduated its first class in 1924.[2]
In addition to agricultural activities, Ingham developed a silica mining industry.[2]
The settlement went into decline in the 1920s.[2] The silica facilities moved to Eustis in 1928, and improved roads meant local farmers were able to transact business in larger markets.[2] By the 1950s the settlement had disappeared.[2] Today, only a few building foundations, along with abandoned wagons and agricultural equipment,[2] remain as evidence that this community ever existed. Nebraska State Historical Marker #286 memorializes the memory of the town.[2]