East Omaha

East Omaha, a former industrial suburb of Omaha, Nebraska founded by interests of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. White Lead and Box factories two of the leading employers prior to World War I. Once a small community of urban truck farms with some Danish influence. This disappeared once the airport was located there in the 1930s. Primary railroad service was by the Illinois Central through its Omaha Bridge & Terminal Railway subsidiary

Carter White Lead Company. Omaha Box. Illinois Central Railroad. East Omaha Street Railway. East Omaha Land Company

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