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Hastings The Queen City of the Plains

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ISBN-10: 1439613249

ISBN-13: 9781439613245

Edition: N/A

Authors: Monty McCord

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Railroads were responsible for establishing many towns in Nebraska, including Hastings. The location of the city was determined by the junction of two railroads, the Burlington and Missouri River, and the St. Joseph and Denver City. Hastings was founded in 1872 and named after railroad construction engineer Major Delmonte Hastings.Hastings: The Queen City of the Plains includes over 200 photographs from the Adams County Historical Society and the author, Monty McCord. You will see Heartwell Park, which was originally established as a private park by James B. Heartwell in 1886. Other images show the Fisher Rainbow Fountain, one of the most identifiable landmarks in the city, located in front…    
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Book details

List price: $9.99
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication date: 9/6/2001
Binding: E-Book 
Pages: 128
Language: English

James Ogden is a ranger and chief historian for the National Park Service at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Ranger Ogden has taught many courses on the Civil War including a class at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and has appeared on several History Channel and PBS specials.Monty McCord is a retired law enforcement officer and graduate of the FBI National Academy at Quantico, Virginia. He served as a deputy sheriff in two counties before retiring from the Hastings, Nebraska police department as a lieutenant. McCord is president of the Adams County Historical Society and a member of the Nebraska Writers Guild & Western Writers of America.