Omaha, Nebraska
An aerial view of Omaha.

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Nickname: Gateway to the West
Motto: Fortiter in Re  
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The Old Settlers' Association was founded in 1866 by a group of men in Omaha, Nebraska. Membership in the organization was exclusive to settlers who were in the city before 1858. Omaha was founded in 1854.
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The Omaha Claim Club, also called the Omaha Township Claim Association^[1] and the Omaha Land Company, was organized in 1854 for the purpose of "encourag[ing] the building of a city"^[2]
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Anna Wilson (May 27, 1835 - October 27, 1911) was a pioneer madame in Omaha, Nebraska. When she died she bequeathed her life savings to the City of Omaha, along with her 25-room mansion brothel, which was used as a hospital.
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Erastus A. Benson (1854-1932) was a banker, investor and land speculator in Omaha, Nebraska. Born and raised in Iowa, after graduating from the University of Iowa Benson speculated in land around Omaha.
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Benson is a historic neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. Now a pocket within North Omaha, Benson is formerly a suburban town that was annexed by Omaha in 1917.

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William D. Brown (1813-February 3, 1868) was the first pioneer envision building a city where Omaha, Nebraska sits today.^[1] Many historians attribute Brown to be the founder of Omaha, although this has been disputed since the late nineteenth century^[2]. Alfred D.
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The Lone Tree Ferry, later known as the Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company, was the crossing of the Missouri River at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, US, that was established in 1850 by William D. Brown.
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Edward Creighton (August 31, 1820 – November 5, 1874) was a prominent businessman in the early history of Omaha, Nebraska, and the brother of John A. Creighton. Married to Mary Creighton in their native Dayton, Ohio, Edward relied on Mary to carry out his request to create a
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First National of Nebraska, Inc.

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Founded Omaha, Nebraska
December 10, 1857 (Kountze Brothers, Bankers);
July 1, 1865 (First National Bank of Omaha)
Headquarters Omaha, Nebraska

Key people Bruce R. Lauritzen, Chairman
Daniel K.
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Creighton University is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America. The university was founded as Creighton College in 1878 through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her
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Creighton University is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America. The university was founded as Creighton College in 1878 through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her
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Mary Lucretia Creighton (February 3, 1834 - January 23, 1876) was born Mary Lucretia Wareham in Dayton, Ohio. Creighton was a philanthropist who left a bequest of $200,000 in her will to found Creighton University in honor of her husband, Omaha, Nebraska pioneer banker Edward
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Creighton University is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America. The university was founded as Creighton College in 1878 through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her
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James Charles Dahlman (December 15, 1856 – January 21, 1930), also known as Jim Dahlman, Cowboy Jim and Mayor Jim, was an eight-term mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving the city for 23 years.
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The Sporting District was an area near 16th and Harney Streets in Omaha, Nebraska where city boss Tom Dennison kept the majority of his gambling, drinking and prostitution interests from the late 1900s until the end of his reign in 1933.
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Tom Dennison, aka The Old Grey Wolf (? 1858 - February 1934) was the early 20th century political boss of Omaha, Nebraska. A politically-savvy, culturally astute gambler, Dennison was in charge of the city's wide crime rings, including prostitution, gambling and bootlegging
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The Omaha Race Riot occurred in Omaha, Nebraska, on 28-September 29, 1919. The race riot resulted in the brutal lynching death of a black man, the death of two white men, the attempted hanging of the mayor of Omaha and a public rampage that included the burning of the Douglas
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The Sporting District was an area near 16th and Harney Streets in Omaha, Nebraska where city boss Tom Dennison kept the majority of his gambling, drinking and prostitution interests from the late 1900s until the end of his reign in 1933.
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Everleigh Club was a high-class brothel which operated in Chicago, Illinois from February 1900 until October 1911. It was owned and operated by the sisters Ada and Minna Everleigh.
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Greene County is a county in central Virginia in the eastern United States. As of 2000, the population is 15,244. Its county seat is Stanardsville⁶.

History

Greene County was established in 1838 from Orange County.
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City of New York
New York City at sunset

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Nickname: The Big Apple, Gotham, The City that Never Sleeps
Location in the state of New York
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Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast.
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Everleigh Club was a high-class brothel which operated in Chicago, Illinois from February 1900 until October 1911. It was owned and operated by the sisters Ada and Minna Everleigh.
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Greene County is a county in central Virginia in the eastern United States. As of 2000, the population is 15,244. Its county seat is Stanardsville⁶.

History

Greene County was established in 1838 from Orange County.
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City of New York
New York City at sunset

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Nickname: The Big Apple, Gotham, The City that Never Sleeps
Location in the state of New York
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Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast.
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Logan Fontenelle, also known as Shon-ga-ska or Chief White Horse, (1825–July 16, 1855), was a mixed blood Omaha tribal leader who rose from obscurity to become chief.
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Omaha tribe is a Native American tribe that currently reside in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States. The Omaha Indian Reservation lies primarily in the southern part of Thurston County and northeastern Cuming County, Nebraska, but small parts extend into
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Augustus Hall (April 29, 1814 - February 1, 1861) was a politician and judge in the Iowa and Nebraska.

Biography

Born in Batavia, New York, Hall attended the common schools and Middleburg (New York) Academy, and studied law.
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