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Fairbury Chamber of Commerce
Distance: 24.5 Mi518 E St
68352 Fairbury -
Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development
Distance: 37.9 Mi1135 M St
68508 Lincoln -
Waverly Community Chamber of Commerce
Distance: 46.6 MiPO Box 331
68462 Waverly -
Seward Area Chamber of Commerce
Distance: 48.3 Mi616 Bradford St
68434-1710 Seward -
Nebraska City Tourism & Commerce, Inc.
Distance: 54.9 Mi806 1st Ave
68410-2405 Nebraska City
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On July 4, 1857, the settlement chose the name "Beatrice" (pronounced Be-AT'trice) for their town in honor of Judge Kinney's daughter. Located in one of the 19 organized counties, Beatrice was named county seat by the territorial legislature. With scarcely three-dozen families living at the location, a mayor was elected, and a 320-acre town site plat was filed. The river, which supplied the power for a mill (the town's first business), flooded the lowlands on a regular basis.