Arapahoe

History

In the spring of 1871, the Arapahoe Town Company was formed in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, under the leadership of Captain E. B. Murphy, for the purpose of establishing a settlement in the Republican River valley. The townsite was surveyed on July 18, 1871. It was named for the Arapaho tribe of Native Americans who occupied this area. A post office was established in Arapahoe in 1872. A sawmill and gristmill were constructed on Muddy Creek, west of the town; the sawmill provided timber for early construction. The Arapahoe Telephone Company was established in 1904. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, a WPA project constructed a swimming pool and solarium at the city park, which had been part of the city's original layout.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  99
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  86
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  71
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  66
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  64
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  50
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  49
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  49

Most recent

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