Cherry County is notable as the largest county in the state at nearly 6,000 square miles. It is also NOT named after the cherry food. It was named after Lt. Samuel A. Cherry, an Army officer who was stationed at nearby Fort Niobrara in the late 1800s.
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You may be asking why I chose to map this county: 1. The name 2. It's a red rectangle 3. I'm sure no one has mapped it yet 4. When else am I going get to talk about Cherry County!??
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If anyone else knows any other fun facts about Cherry County please share
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cc Nebraskans: @cherrycounty4h@supportfortNE (NE-01)@DonJBacon (NE-02)@RepAdrianSmith (NE-03) *BTW Cherry County is in NE-03 (the big one)Show this thread
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Cherry county is larger than Rhode Island
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It’s also larger than Connecticut
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So there are a lot of Racists there?
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