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Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

Opportunity, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Opportunity
Location within Nebraska
Opportunity
Opportunity (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 98°30′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyHolt
Elevation
1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)402
GNIS feature ID831884[1]

History


Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there.[2] The Opportunity post office operated between 1910 and 1942.[3]


Notable person


Fern Hubbard Orme (1903–1993), Nebraska state legislator and educator, was born in Opportunity.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opportunity, Nebraska
  2. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. Nebraska Legislature-Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme


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