Events and activities commemorating the Soldiers Free Homestead Colony which made settlement in Buffalo County at Gibbon Switch on the Union Pacific Rail Road on April 7, 1871, continue this week in the community of Gibbon.
At around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, a Union Pacific mixed-freight train derailed 28 rail cars in Gibbon. There were no injuries. Three mainlines were blocked by the derailment but Union Pacific employees and contractors worked for several days afterward to clear the site as quickly and safely as possible. The lines were reopened and train traffic resumed soon after the derailment. The cause of the derailment is under investigation, according to Tim McMahan, Corporate Relations for the Union Pacific. See more pictures by the Clipper staff on page 8. (–photo by Dennis Walker)
With the help of the Wood River Rural High FBLA, the Wood River Community Club hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt in Library Park on Saturday, March 27. FBLA members filled 2,400 plastic eggs and spread them out throughout the park and despite chilly weather, a nice number of egg hunters descended on the park to gather the planted eggs. (–courtesy photos)
The Soldiers Free Homestead Colony which made settlement in Buffalo County, Nebraska arrived at Gibbon Switch on the Union Pacific Rail Road on April 7, 1871.
Sesquicentennial Edition Celebrating The Beginning Of The City Of Gibbon
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