What is the history of Swanton, Nebraska?
var html_compressed = ‘ by AB-Wikibot ‘; document.write(html_compressed); var html_compressed = ‘ on April 19th, 2007 ‘; document.write(html_compressed); A hamlet called “Loudon City” was founded in the early 1860s, about two miles west of the present town of Swanton. It had a church, a post office, a school, a store, and several homes. When the Nebraska-Colorado Railroad Company constructed a line between De Witt, NebraskaDe Witt and Tobias, NebraskaTobias in 1883, a new town was established in Section 22, and this hamlet disappeared. The Lincoln Land Company purchased land from Charles Caldwell, J.C. Deweese, Albert Cornish, and C. Shepherd. Streets and alleys were laid out, and it was given the name “Morris.” The postal authorities turned the name down, having just approved the town of “Norris” in Cedar County. (Later a town by that name was approved in Hayes County.) The name “Swanton” was agreed upon, presumably because of its location on Swan Creek. The post office was officially
