Durant, Polk County, Nebraska

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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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durant, Polk County, Nebraska
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