Where the Red Oak Creek flowed into the Nishnabotna River; thick groves of walnut; oak; and cottonwood trees crowded about their banks. This gentle intersection of waterways was to become the junction of railroads; highways; and so many people�s lives. The seeds of the hopes and dreams of early pioneers where planted in the fertile soil. Nurtured by the promise of the railroad; the town began to grow and earned the honor of becoming the county seat. With the building of the railroad; Red Oak Junction was regarded second only to Deadwood as a wild outpost on the western frontier. With the completion of the railroad; the laborers left; taking that reputation with them; and Red Oak blossomed into a booming city directed by the strong personalities of the city fathers who sought to have it be a leader of culture; building; technological improvements; and businesses in the state. Fires; grasshoppers; hailstorms; and floods could not dampen the indomitable spirit of those who have lived in Red Oak through the years.
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