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North Platte was established in 1866 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. [6] It derives its name from the North Platte River. [7] [8]North Platte was the western terminus of the Union Pacific Railway from December 1866 until the next section to Ogallala was opened the following year. [9]
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska.As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,676. [2] Its county seat is North Platte. [3] Despite the county's name, the state capital city of Lincoln is not in or near Lincoln County.
North Platte Regional Airport (IATA: LBF, ICAO: KLBF, FAA LID: LBF) (Lee Bird Field) is a public airport three miles east of North Platte, in Lincoln County, Nebraska. [2] It is owned by the North Platte Airport Authority [2] and sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
The North Platte Canteen (also known as the Service Men's Canteen in the Union Pacific Railroad station at North Platte) was a railroad stop served by local citizens of North Platte, Nebraska, United States, that operated from Christmas Day 1941 to April 1, 1946.
Pillen was born in Columbus, Nebraska, to Dale and Dorothy Pillen. [2] His parents were farmers. [5] Dale Pillen served in the United States Army during the Korean War. [6] He died at a Columbus hospital in 1999 at age 72. [6]
24. XXXI (31, 1996) Packers 35, Patriots 21. Thirty years after winning the first Super Bowl, the Pack returned to win their third as Gulf Coast native Favre passed for two TDs and rushed for ...
The Lincoln County Courthouse is a historic two-story building in North Platte, Nebraska, and the courthouse of Lincoln County, Nebraska.It was built in 1921–1924, and again in 1931–1932, by H.R. McMichael. [2]
Most people enter military service “with the fundamental sense that they are good people and that they are doing this for good purposes, on the side of freedom and country and God,” said Dr. Wayne Jonas, a military physician for 24 years and president and CEO of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit health research organization.