![]() In 1886, lots were sold to form a town site along the Chicago and North-Western Railroad. ![]() He served in the Civil War and afterwards homesteaded northwest of Cedar Bluffs, where Louis Lictenberg now lives.Ĭedar Bluffs was so named because of an abrupt bluff 2½ miles north on the Platte River where cedar trees grew. Orme came from Scotland.Īnother early pioneer was Lewis Lichtenberg, who came here from Germany on the U.S. Orme is located south of Cedar and the schoolhouse #60 is on that property which is still in Mrs. Walter Crinklau came in early '70s and homesteaded, as did her father, George Orme. Henderson's grandparents were also early settlers. to reach a market many a load of grain was lost and many a load of household goods immersed. The early settlers of this area had to ford the Platte R. Knapp was one of the 1868 emigrants to the precinct. When it was founded, it was bought from Fauquet and Samson for $40 an acre. Knapp bought it from him for $40 per acre. Johnson had homesteaded the original site ofCedar Bluffs. Later, it was divided into North Cedar and South Cedar, making 24, the total number of precincts in the county. This is a Saunders County NEGenWeb Project web pageĬedar Precinct was organized Feb. 1983 Saunders County History - Cedar Precinct
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