”HANSEN

Hansen is the first station north of Hastings on the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad, and had its origin when the line was built from Hastings to Grand Island. …

At this place the Presbyterian Society was organized, September 7, 1879, the Rev. G. L. Little acting as moderator and Rev. D. S. SchafF as clerk of the meeting for organizing. After the coming of the railroad and the establishing of the Town of Hansen, plans were made to erect a house of worship in the village. The church was erected in 1884 under the direction of a building committee composed of L. A. Dominy, John Powers and A. A. Stone. The church, which is still in use, was erected at a cost of about $2,000.

The charter members were …Henry E. Ware and wife,”

Reference Data:

Past and Present of Adams County, Nebraska, by William R. Burton and David J. Lewis, 1916, page 393‘