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By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012
Gibbon Marker
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1 ► Nebraska, Buffalo County, Gibbon — 201 — Gibbon —  |
| Gibbon, near here, was the site of a unique experiment in homestead colonization. The Soldiers' Free Homestead Temperance Colony was responsible for bringing the earliest settlers, mostly Union veterans, to this locality. Traveling via the Union . . . — — Map (db m79716) HM | |||
| 2 ► Nebraska, Buffalo County, Gibbon — 115 — Gibbon — 1871 - 1971 — |
| Gibbon, on the old Mormon Trail, was the site of a unique experiment in homestead colonization. Originally conceived as a financial venture by Colonel John Thorp of Ohio, the Soldier's Free Homestead Colony was responsible for bringing the first . . . — — Map (db m79880) HM | |||