Wayne, the county seat of Wayne County, was laid out by the St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad in June 1881. City and county were named for “Mad” Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War general. The first settlers arrived in the eastern part of the county . . . — — Map (db m179360) HM
The Nebraska Normal College was founded on this site in 1891 as a private institution. It was largely the creation of one man, Professor James M. Pile. The State Legislature in 1909 appropriated funds to purchase the campus, and in 1910 the College . . . — — Map (db m179198) HM