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'''Scriptown''' was the name of the first subdivision in the history of [[Omaha]], which at the time was located in [[Nebraska Territory]]. It was called "Scriptown" because [[scrip]] was used as payment, similar to how a company would pay employees when regular money was unavailable. Its original survey placed the location from the [[Missouri River]] to North 30th Street, Cuming to Fort Street.<ref>[[Nebraska State Historical Society]]. (1892) ''Transactions and reports of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Volume 4.'' p 260.</ref><br />
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==About==<br />
The [[Omaha Land Company]], made of businessmen including representatives from the Lone Tree Ferry Company that founded Omaha City, "secured" land around the city of Omaha in late 1854.<ref>(1898) [http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/andreas/douglas/douglas-p4.html Andreas' History of Nebraska] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115210329/http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/andreas/douglas/douglas-p4.html |date=2005-01-15 }}. Retrieved 6/7/07.</ref> This was quickly subdivided and lots were quickly distributed to persuade influential legislators who supported Omaha City becoming the territorial capitol.<ref>Roenfeld, R. (nd) [http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/sam%20bayliss%20on%20broadway.htm Sam Bayliss on Broadway] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928023624/http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/sam%20bayliss%20on%20broadway.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}. The Historical Society of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Retrieved 6/7/07.</ref><br />
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Colonel [[Lorin Miller]], later mayor of Omaha, surveyed Scriptown in the spring and summer of 1855.<ref>(nd) [http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Johnson/jhne283.html Johnson's History of Nebraska] p. 284. Retrieved 6/7/07.</ref> It was bound by 16th street on the east, 24th on the west and Cuming Street on the south to Fort Street on the north.<ref>(1898) ''Transactions and reports of the Nebraska State Historical Society'': Volume IV. Lincoln, NE: State Journal Printers.</ref><br />
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The area was developed quickly, and included a number of prominent homes. Neighborhoods eventually formed from Scriptown included [[Gifford Park]], [[Kountze Place]], [[Prospect Hill Cemetery (North Omaha, Nebraska)|Prospect Hill]], [[Saratoga, Nebraska|Saratoga]] and the [[Near North Side (Omaha, Nebraska)|Near North Side]]. These areas were incorporated into the city of Omaha in 1877.<ref>(nd) [http://www2.ops.org/OOE/annexation.htm Annexation and growth page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912153145/http://www2.ops.org/OOE/annexation.htm |date=2007-09-12 }}. Retrieved 6/7/07.</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*''[[Baker v. Morton]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://northomahahistory.com/2018/01/22/a-history-of-north-omahas-scriptown/ "A History of North Omaha's Scriptown"] by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com<br />
*[http://www2.ops.org/OOE/pictures/annexpic4b.jpg Map showing Scriptown's boundaries]<br />
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