"The Railroad opened the West" This Friday night, the Antelope County Museum will celebrate their annual Night at the Museum. This year we will showcasing the village of Clearwater! Clearwater Depot built in 1880 Clearwater was named for the pure, sparkling, and clear water found in the creek that flows south and east of the town. It was founded in 1881 as a railroad stop for the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad-- known as the Clearwater Station. The land was previously owned by Francis M. Snider. By 1879 the railroad had built their line to the Norfolk area, and people in the Elkhorn valley were anxious to keep the railroad moving west. Various petitions and grants allowed the railroad to continue moving westward. on May 31st, 1881 the first passenger train passed through the Clearwater Station on its way to O'Neill. The track workers and early settlers stayed in tents until they later built homes and businesses in the area. Clearwater was first settled
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