Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
McCook
Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics
Images
McCook: home of George W. Norris
Quizzes
Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
McCook: home of George W. Norris
McCook: home of George W. Norris Home of George W. Norris in McCook, Nebraska.

McCook

Nebraska, United States
Written and fact-checked by
Britannica Editors
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....
Britannica Editors
History

McCook, city, seat (1896) of Red Willow county, southwestern Nebraska, U.S., on the Republican River, about 70 miles (115 km) south of North Platte and about 15 miles (25 km) north of the Kansas state line. The settlement was founded near the existing community of Fairview as a division point on the Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1882 and was named for Alexander McDowell McCook, a Union general in the American Civil War. Early development...

Discover the world with Britannica

Subscribe to Continue Reading

Free Trial | No Ads | Exclusive Content
Explore Subscriptions
DNA
Right
Mobile