Durant, Polk County, Nebraska

Durant is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Nebraska, in the United States.^[1]

History

Durant was established when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point, during the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad.^[2]

In popular culture

A town called Durant, Nebraska features at the end of season 1 and the beginning of season 2 of the AMC-TV series Hell on Wheels. A nod to the real-life Durant, Polk County, Nebraska. Season 2, episode 2 is titled "Durant, Nebraska". In this episode of the tv-series the town of Durant, Nebraska is ransacked by Indians. The town was never rebuilt.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durant, Polk County, Nebraska
↑ Sedgwick, Theron E. (1921). York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. S.J. Clarke. p. 134.

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Osceola

Cities	Osceola Stromsburg

Villages	Polk Shelby

Unincorporated communities	Durant Swedehome

Coordinates: 41°05′32″N 97°39′50″W / 41.09222°N 97.66389°W / 41.09222; -97.66389

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