The Clay County Courthouse, 111 West Fairfield Street, Clay Center, NE. RG3882.PH0032B-0274

ID: 102 ~ Source: RG3882 Dewell, Nathaniel L. 188?-1954, Nebraska State Historical Society ~ Date: 1923
This file appears in: Clay Center
The Clay County Courthouse, 111 West Fairfield Street, Clay Center, NE. RG3882.PH0032B-0274
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The Clay County Courthouse, 111 West Fairfield Street, Clay Center, NE.

This file appears in: Clay Center

By The Explore Nebraska History team
The town of Clay Center was laid out in the summer of 1879. An election on November 4, 1879, confirmed Clay Center as the location for the Clay County seat, following months of heated competition with rivals Sutton and Harvard. W. D. Young erected…