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Florence

Nebraska, United States

Also known as: Winter Quarters

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annexation by Omaha

In Omaha: History
…named Winter Quarters, later called Florence, which was subsequently annexed by Omaha. From 1847 to 1848 Winter Quarters witnessed the beginning of the Mormon migration to what became the state of Utah, but because the west side of the Missouri River was closed to permanent “white” settlement, the Mormons moved…
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