TIDBITS ABOUT OTHER TOWNS IN PAWNEE COUNTY
MAYBERRY
Mayberry is a ghost town. Here is a great history written by Ruth Ulrich Beethe. now of the Tecumseh area. She posted this on the Rails in Southeast Nebraska Facebook group page in February 2015, along with this commentary:
I just stumbled upon this group today when a friend shared the photo of the train going through Steinauer. I want to thank Kim V. for adding me as a member. I grew up in Mayberry along the Rock Island Railroad. As a little girl, I would go out and wave to the engineer and the guy in the caboose every time I heard the train coming. My friend Elizabeth lived on the other side of the tracks. If we wanted to visit each other we had to ask permission. But without permission we could stand on our own side of the tracks and visit. We also played a lot of catch across the tracks. When the Rock Island closed, my dad bought the right-of-way on our side up to the middle of the track, and our neighbor Orville Buman bought the right-of-way on his side. The rock bridge across the creek (almost identical to the one made somewhat famous by Schillingbridge Winery) remained, making it possible for my dad to have much better access to his fields on the other side of the creek. It saved him several miles of driving, because previously his only access was to go around the section and come in through his brother's field. I wish I had pictures to share. Somewhere I do have a photo of that rock bridge taken shortly before my parents' farm was sold. The only thing I can share right now is the story I wrote in 1973 which mentions both the railroad and the brick factory. I look forward to keeping up on the posts here. http://www.pawneecountyhistory.com/towns/mayberrytown.html
I just stumbled upon this group today when a friend shared the photo of the train going through Steinauer. I want to thank Kim V. for adding me as a member. I grew up in Mayberry along the Rock Island Railroad. As a little girl, I would go out and wave to the engineer and the guy in the caboose every time I heard the train coming. My friend Elizabeth lived on the other side of the tracks. If we wanted to visit each other we had to ask permission. But without permission we could stand on our own side of the tracks and visit. We also played a lot of catch across the tracks. When the Rock Island closed, my dad bought the right-of-way on our side up to the middle of the track, and our neighbor Orville Buman bought the right-of-way on his side. The rock bridge across the creek (almost identical to the one made somewhat famous by Schillingbridge Winery) remained, making it possible for my dad to have much better access to his fields on the other side of the creek. It saved him several miles of driving, because previously his only access was to go around the section and come in through his brother's field. I wish I had pictures to share. Somewhere I do have a photo of that rock bridge taken shortly before my parents' farm was sold. The only thing I can share right now is the story I wrote in 1973 which mentions both the railroad and the brick factory. I look forward to keeping up on the posts here. http://www.pawneecountyhistory.com/towns/mayberrytown.html