Drive Through Beatrice Nebraska With Us

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In 1868, James B. Mattingly, a freighter originally from Kentucky, established a sawmill on the banks of the Little Blue River. Shortly thereafter, Woodford G. McDowell, a capitalist from Fairbury, Illinois, came to Nebraska to plat a town along the route of the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad, which was to follow the Little Blue. In 1869, Mattingly and McDowell each contributed 80 acres (32 ha) for a new townsite, which they named after McDowell's hometown.[4][5][6][7]
The new town grew rapidly, even before the railroad's arrival. In 1870, a population of 370 was reported; in that year, the Fairbury Gazette was established. A year later, Fairbury was chosen as the county seat; in early 1872, the city was incorporated. By this time, its businesses included three hotels and five blacksmith shops.[4][5][8]
In 1872, the St. Joseph and Denver City reached Jefferson County. (The railroad was subsequently acquired by the Union Pacific and operated as the St. Joseph and Grand Island branch.) Fairbury became a shipping center: in the first half of 1873, it shipped 255 cars of grain and received 143 of lumber. By 1874, there were 600 residents; 44 businesses operated in the city.[8]
An 1879 fire, "supposed to have been the work of an incendiary",[9] destroyed an estimated fourteen buildings, for a loss of $50,000, much of it uninsured. However, recovery was swift, and many of the destroyed frame buildings were replaced by more modern brick and stone structures. By 1882, the city's population had grown to 1,600.[8][9]

[@RadioJonesy]

That mural was very nice

[@diyamerican]

We thought so! 😁

[@RadioJonesy]

Such a nice town

[@diyamerican]

There's definitely a lot of cute towns out here in the Midwest.

[@texasgame4931]

Thank you for sharing I love that town I go when I need a break from Austin texas area blessings

[@diyamerican]

We are new Midwesterners and enjoy sharing all the fun things we discover out here! If you enjoy this type of stuff check out our other channel called Corn Fed Life. I think you'll enjoy it. Thanks for saying hello and God bless you as well!

[@JerryAndJulieMusic]

Nice drive. Love the mural and that big building with the golden roof. Nice t-shirts too. Thanks for coming over into Night Owl Karaoke. It was fun. Stop over again some time. God Bless Julie and Jerry

[@diyamerican]

Thanks guys! We always enjoy your karaoke sessions! God bless!

[@cathydondanville7863]

At second 33, you drive by a Tudor home on the right side of the street, that was my great uncle Hested's home, he owned the
variety store, Hested's in town. I have a photo of their place when my mother and other family members visited in 1949.

[@diyamerican]

Wow! That's awesome! Thanks for sharing that with us! This video actually should have been posted to our other channel Corn Fed Life. You should check it out. It has lots of fun stuff from all over the Midwest. God bless! 🤠

[@shelbyforsyth915]

My grandparents were from Fairbury, Nebraska. They moved to Denver in the 1920's. Fairbury was the hometown of football star Forrest McPherson who played for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, among other teams in the 1930's and 1940's.

[@diyamerican]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing all that with us! What part of the world are you in?

[@shelbyforsyth915]

I'm in Colorado.

[@diyamerican]

Cool. We're neighbors! 🤠 We're in Kansas.

[@cathydondanville7863]

Then they must have known my great uncle and his family. He started the Hested variety store about 1910 in Fairbury and other locations throughout the midwest.

[@merlinwizard1000]

3rd, 24 March 2023

[@diyamerican]

Nailed it! 😁