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Wild West showman. Today, his for-
mer residence is a historical park and
museum filled with memorabilia from
his life and times.
Eighty-nine percent of Nebraska’s
cities have fewer than 3,000 residents.
Hundreds of towns have populations
smaller than 1,000. But even in a state
with so many small cities and towns,
tiny
Monowi
in central Nebraska is
remarkable. As of the 2010 U.S.
Census, the town’s population is 1.
This makes Monowi the smallest
incorporated town in the nation.
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Further Reading
Heinrichs, Ann.
Nebraska
. New York: Children’s Press, 2014.
Owen, David.
Like No Other Place: The Sandhills of Nebraska
. Lincoln: University of
Nebraska Press, 2012.
Partsch, Tammy.
It Happened in Nebraska: Remarkable Events That Shaped History
.
Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 2012
Gavins Point Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River near the border with South Dakota. It
created Lewis and Clark Lake, a popular vacation spot for tourists.