Horace, Nebraska
Horace is an unincorporated community in Greeley County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1]
History
Horace, like Greeley County, was named for Horace Greeley, a newspaper editor and politician of the mid-19th century who encouraged western settlement with the motto "Go West, young man".[2][3]
A post office was established in Horace in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942.[4]
Several buildings still stand on the site.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horace, Nebraska
- Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- Josiah Busnell Grinnell (1891). Men and Events of Forty Years. Boston: D. Lothrop. p. 87. ISBN 9780598638700. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- "Greeley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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