Editing Arapahoe, Nebraska (section)

==History==
In the spring of 1871, the Arapahoe Town Company was formed in [[Plattsmouth, Nebraska]], under the leadership of Captain E. B. Murphy, for the purpose of establishing a settlement in the [[Republican River]] valley.  The townsite was surveyed on July 18, 1871.<ref name=cofc>[http://www.arapahoe-ne.com/community.htm Arapahoe, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce.]  Retrieved 2011-05-16.</ref><ref name=histnote>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080515205230/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/public/county_finding_aids/furnas.pdf "Archives Record Historical Note".]}}  {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307215553/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nebraska State Historical Society.]}}  Retrieved 2011-05-16.</ref> It was named for the [[Arapaho]] tribe of Native Americans who occupied this area.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27238 | title=Profile for Arapahoe, NE | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=8 August 2014}}</ref>

A post office was established in Arapahoe in 1872.<ref name=casde>Haussler, Lelia. [http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/furnas/arapahoe/ "Arapahoe&mdash;Furnas County".]  [http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php Nebraska... Our Towns.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123132824/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php |date=2011-11-23 }}  Retrieved 2011-05-16.</ref>  A sawmill and gristmill were constructed on Muddy Creek, west of the town; the sawmill provided timber for early construction.<ref name=cofc/>

In 1873, Furnas County was organized by the state legislature, with Arapahoe designated as the county seat.  The designation was challenged by [[Beaver City, Nebraska|Beaver City]]; an 1873 county election, followed by extensive litigation, moved the county seat to Beaver City in 1876.<ref name=histnote/><ref name=casde/>

The city's first newspaper was the ''Pioneer'', established in 1879.  In 1882, the ''Arapahoe Public Mirror'' was established to support the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the county.  The ''Public Mirror'' is still in operation; in 1924, it absorbed the ''[[Holbrook, Nebraska|Holbrook]] Observer''. In 1978, it acquired the ''[[Elwood, Nebraska|Elwood]] Bulletin'', which it continues to publish under that name.<ref name=mirror>[http://www.arapahoemirror.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=17 "History of Arapahoe Public Mirror & Elwood Bulletin ".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808030118/http://www.arapahoemirror.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=17 |date=August 8, 2014 }}  [http://www.arapahoemirror.com/ ''Arapahoe Public Mirror&mdash;Elwood Bulletin'']  Retrieved 2011-05-16.</ref>

The Arapahoe Telephone Company was established in 1904. In the 1930s, during the [[Great Depression]], a [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] project constructed a swimming pool and solarium at the city park, which had been part of the city's original layout.<ref name=casde/>