Editing Raymond, Nebraska (section)

==History==
Beginning in 1864, settlers arrived in the area and a subscription school was run in the home of Charles and Olive White.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lancaster.ne.gov/raymond/history.aspx|title=Raymond, NE - Historical Background|website=lancaster.ne.gov|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> In 1870, Oak Creek was dammed and a grist mill was erected.<ref name="CALMIT" /> A population grew in the area, generally centered around Raymond's present location, but there was no official settlement or name of the area.<ref name="CALMIT" />  In 1878, a post office was established nearby and named "Orlando."<ref name="CALMIT" /> Raymond was [[plat]]ted in 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA126 | title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1 | publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Burr, George L. | year=1921 | pages=126}}</ref><ref name="CALMIT">{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/lancaster/raymond/ | title=Raymond, Lancaster County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 19, 2014}}</ref> and was named for I. M. Raymond, a railroad official.<ref name="CALMIT" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27546 | title=Profile for Raymond, NE | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=August 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 |isbn=0-8032-5060-6 | pages=93}} A [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc 1925 edition] is available for download at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.]</ref>

In 1892, Raymond became incorporated as a village and one year later a two-room school was built.<ref name="CALMIT" /> Following consolidation with several neighboring school districts, a new high school was built near Agnew, Nebraska, but elementary school students still attend school in Raymond.<ref name="CALMIT" />

The twentieth century created challenges for Raymond. As automobiles became the way to travel cross-country in the United States, Raymond was left disconnected as Highway 79 passed one half mile west of the town rather than through it.<ref name="CALMIT" /> [[World War II]] saw the building of the Lincoln Air Base and increasing numbers of factory jobs elsewhere, leaving Raymond behind.<ref name="CALMIT" />

However, Raymond experienced a period of growth following the construction of Branched Oak Dam in 1970.<ref name="CALMIT" /> The dam provided flood relief for the village, but also created a large [[reservoir]] surrounded by the largest [[Recreation area|recreational area]] in eastern [[Nebraska]].<ref name="CALMIT" />