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DeWitty Black homesteader settlement
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head and Wheat cents, farm tools, household items.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1907-1936 Kinkaid Act homestead colony
DeWitty was Nebraska's largest African American homesteading colony, settled under the 1904 Kinkaid Act along the North Loup River and reaching about 100 families by 1917 with a church, post office, store and three school districts. Drought and debt after World War I cost families their claims, and the last resident sold out in 1936.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
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