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Halsey
Halsey
was established in May, 1892 on the claim
of Rebecca Rush who settled
there
in 1887.
The
station was named after Halsey E. Yates.
It
is the eastern most village and part of
the village was located in Blaine County.
The
community is located on the railroad and
is the community closest to the
Nebraska
National Forest.
The
railroad station was discontinued in 1957.
The peak population in Halsey
occurred
in 1950 with 160 residents.
The
Nebraska National Forest near Halsey is
the only man-made national forest in
the
United States. About 20,000 acres of grassland
have been planted with pine
and
cedar trees since the early 1900s.
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