Owasco, Nebraska

Owasco is an unincorporated community in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

Owasco was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2] It was named after the Circle Arrow Ranch company nearby, with the O symbolizing the "Circle".[3]

gollark: They are easily removable mostly.
gollark: shoes are not attached to legs.
gollark: > I have no concept of feetThe things attached to your legs which interface with the ground?
gollark: It's 2/3 as many metres as PotatOS would be if you somehow turned it into a mountain with one metre per line of non-external code.
gollark: It is at least 3 high.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owasco, Nebraska
  2. Burr, George L.; Buck, O. O. (1921). History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 123.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.



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