Wausa, Nebraska - East Wausa
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N 42° 29.947 W 097° 31.836
14T E 620737 N 4706241
Välkommen til Wausa (Welcome to Wausa) The Swedish Capital of Nebraska!
Waymark Code: WMDQQY
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2012
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As you enter Wausa, in northeastern Nebraska's Knox County, colorful Swedish figures welcome you from the Broadway lamp posts. Venture off main street and the old-world welcome is repeated by Dala horses at entrances to the big and little, classic and modern, well-kept homes. Incidentally, quality housing - available at remarkably affordable cost - could tempt you to make your home with us.
More than a century ago, Swedish farmer Theodore Thorson journeyed from Scandia Grove, Minnesota, seeking a good location to raise livestock. The luxuriant grass inspired him to return the following spring and rent 200 acres for a sheep farm. Other Swedes soon followed and the town of Thorson was born. In 1885, the citizens renamed Wausa after the celebrated king of Sweden, Gustavus I Vasa, changing the spelling to Wausa to protect the Swedish pronunciation and incorporate USA. The agricultural advantages discovered by Thorson continue as the economic mainstay of Wausa. Today, many people enjoy combining the Wausa lifestyle with easy commuting to larger job centers.
With a 2000 census population of 636, Wausa is an incorporated village, governed by a board chaired by William J. Schumacher. Karen Kleinschmit is the city clerk. The Village office is in the Community Auditorium, 406 E. Broadway, 402-586-2311.
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