An accidental town

Edison, Nebraska, population 133, Zip Code 68936.

“This settlement just kind of ‘happened’ as western expansion pushed into Furnas County. The railroad also came through, but this was not what you would call a railroad town.

"Edison was just a frontier town, with all businesses designed to attract travelers and newly-arriving settlers. Described as 'a thriving town,' it had an opera house, two hotels, a blacksmith, hardware store, and three churches.

“The smallest schoolhouse in Nebraska was located south of Edison. It measures only 14-feet by 16-feet. Known as District 10, it was built in 1896 and closed in 1935. The building was moved into Edison and restored so it can be enjoyed by citizens and tourists.

“Most of the original businesses that were established when Edison was young are now gone. Some of them were no longer needed, like the blacksmithing and livery stable, while others burned down or just closed.”

http://casde.unl.edu/history/counties/furnas/edison/

The Ag Valley Co-Op is in Edison, P.O. Box 68. There is a Eustis East grain facility, a Norton East grain facility and a future site one mile east of Wilsonville. The web site has photographs of the grain facilities, as well as local happenings.

http://agvalley.com/

In local news, the site notes: “Manure Application Training Days Offered Through February.”

There is a somewhat calming effect, knowing that manure application is an important event in parts of this country.