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Coordinates: 42°3546N 98°3004W / 42.59611°N 98.50111°W / 42.59611; -98.50111
 

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Opportunity, Nebraska
Opportunity is located in Nebraska
Opportunity

Opportunity

Location within Nebraska

Opportunity is located in the United States
Opportunity

Opportunity

Opportunity (the United States)

Coordinates: 42°35′46N 98°30′04W / 42.59611°N 98.50111°W / 42.59611; -98.50111
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyHolt
Elevation
1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code402
GNIS feature ID831884[1]

Opportunity is an unincorporated communityinHolt County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Opportunity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  • ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6.A1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  • ^ "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  • ^ Nebraska Legislature-Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme

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