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Peru is located at (40.480055, -95.731286 According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km 2 ), all land. [ 6 ]
The 104-acre (42 ha) Peru State College campus is a prominent feature of the small city of Peru, Nebraska, located approximately 11 miles (18 km) northeast of nearby Auburn, Nebraska, and approximately 70 miles (110 km) south of Omaha, Nebraska. The names of several of the buildings reflect the campus's long history in Nebraska.
The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 1862 during the 1860s, and in 1867 was admitted to the Union as the 37th U.S. state.
Nebraska history-related lists (1 C, 28 P) C. Criminals from Nebraska (3 C, 7 P) D. Disasters in Nebraska (3 C, 6 P) F. Former buildings and structures in Nebraska ...
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Peru, Nebraska. Pages in category "People from Peru, Nebraska" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
1542 Viceroyalty of Peru 1717 Viceroyalty of New Granada 1821 Gran Colombia: 1831 Republic of New Granada: 1858 Granadine Confederation: 1863 United States of Columbia: 1886 Republic of Columbia: 1903 Panama: Saint Kitts and Nevis: Arawaks and Island Caribs: 1623 Saint Christopher [18] 1671 British Leeward Islands [18]
Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska, known as Nebraska State Normal School, 1867–1921; University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, known as Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, 1905–1921; Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska, known as State Normal School, 1910–1921, and as State Normal School and Teacher's College, 1921–1949
Starting in the 1740s, there were French settlements in Eastern Nebraska along the Missouri River and elsewhere in the present-day state. According to History Nebraska, "[f]or a time their trading centers were Glenrock, Brock, Peru, and Brownville," as well as Julian. The same organization says, "Genuine French settlers came in the late 1850s ...