Gladstone is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

Gladstone was platted in 1886 when the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was extended to that point.[2] It was named for William Ewart Gladstone, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gladstone, Nebraska
  2. ^ "Gladstone, NE". Jefferson County Visitors Committee. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone,_Nebraska
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