Description
Town of Kearney was once founded in 1871 under the name Kearney Junction. Rev. D.N. Smith and Moses S. Sydenham were tasked with the job of choosing a townsite. In 1873, after much debate, the small railroad stop was once named Kearney. Through the years, the city continued to grow; it truly started to boom in 1886, when the Frank circle of relatives completed construction on an electric power plant, ushering in an unprecedented era of construction and business within the small the city. By 1889, over 700 homes had been built within the area. The allure of commerce and real estate drew many investors from the East to Kearney, where they developed neighborhoods filled with impressive mansions. As of late, these homes stand as landmarks and testimonies to the historic figures who built Kearney from the bottom up.