- Harrison, Nebraska - Wikipedia
Harrison is a village in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States The population was 239 at the 2020 census It is the county seat of Sioux County [4] Harrison was originally called Bowen, and under that name was platted in 1886, when the Fremont, Elkhorn, Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point [5]
- Marker Monday: Village of Harrison - Nebraska State . . .
On June 20, 1887, the name was changed from Bowen to Harrison The village of Harrison was incorporated on April 7, 1888 A school, county courthouse, and church were built in 1888-1889 Until a community well could be dug, water had to be hauled five miles by wagon from Sow Belly Canyon
- Historic Harrison - Discover Northwest Nebraska
The small village in Northwest Nebraska was originally established as a railroad camp in 1884 and appropriately named Summit When the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad reached Summit two years later, an unincorporated townsite was platted and named Bowen
- - Sioux County, Nebraska - Genealogy Trails
Harrison was first named Summit for its altitude, then Bowen by the F E M V Railroad Company, for John S Bowen of Blair There was an earlier named town of Bowen in Nebraska, so in 1887 it was named Harrison, honoring President Benjamin Harrison
- Village of Harrison Historical Marker
In its centennial year of 1986, Harrison (pop 360) remained the only incorporated town in Sioux County and the principal educational, governmental and trade center for its citizens, many of whom were descendants of pioneer settlers Erected by Nebraska State Historical Society; Citizens of Harrison (Marker Number 302 ) Topics and series
- Village of Harrison | Explore Nebraska History
On June 20, 1887, the name was changed from Bowen to Harrison The village of Harrison was incorporated on April 7, 1888 A school, county courthouse, and church were built in 1888-1889 Until a community well could be dug, water had to be hauled five miles by wagon from Sow Belly Canyon
- Village of Harrison - Nebraska Historical Markers on . . .
On June 20, 1887, the name was changed from Bowen to Harrison The village of Harrison was incorporated on April 7, 1888 A school, county courthouse, and church were built in 1888-1889 Until a community well could be dug, water had to be hauled five miles by wagon from Sow Belly Canyon
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