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Blair, NE - History
We would like to provide the residents of Blair a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Blair Home page. The Blair Home page provides as much information as possible on Blair. Knowing Blair’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Blair’s Home page, you will also find Blair’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Blair has a population of 7830. 47.8% of Blair’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.2 are female. 54.3% of Blair is married and 66.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $161,348, and the average rent is $777. Household median income in Blair is $57,274, and the individual median income is $36,457. Blair’s Ethnic is the following: White(96.5%), Hispanic(2.2%), Multiple(1.9%), Black(1.1%), Pacific(0.4%), Asian(0.1%).
Blair was platted in 1869 when the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for railroad magnate John Insley Blair, who was credited with bringing the railroad to town. Blair was incorporated as a city in 1872. Within its first year, Blair was designated county seat.In March 1869, a small child playing on a railroad turntable in town was injured on the turntable.
The father sued the railway for damages, leading all the way up to the Supreme Court of the United States in the 1873 case Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Stout. In 1874, during the Panic of 1873, a grasshopper storm enveloped the region. Many Nebraskans were faced with starvation. An organization, the Nebraska Relief and Aid Society was formed in order to help affected persons.
A law was passed by congress awarding $100,000 relief, and many Blair citizens were awarded money. Both the newspapers and the railroads in the region helped transport supplies free of charge. Both the Nebraska State Guard and the United States Army helped distribute food and clothing. In September 1882, construction of the Chicago and Northwestern Bridge across the Missouri River began.
The bridge was authorized by an Act of Congress on June 27, 1882. The total cost of the bridge was $1.13 Million (nearly $30 Million in 2019). By November 1883, the bridge was finally open for rail traffic. In 1916, Blair was awarded a $10,000 grant to build a Carnegie Library. Unfortunately, an electrical fire occurred on the night of July 23, 1973, and the historic library was deemed a total loss.
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