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Kearney is the fifth biggest city in the state of Nebraska. This city is located in Buffalo County, of which it is the county seat, in the south-central part of the state. Kearney covers an area of around 14 square miles of land and is home to around 33,000 people.
This city was originally settled as Dobytown and was constructed two miles away from the present-day site but was later moved due to the development of the Oregon Trail. It was named in honor of a United States Army officer named Stephen Watts Kearny. Kearney is perhaps best-known as the home of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Map
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