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1733 Miles to Kearney

April 19
4 mins

Episode Description

Is the legend true? Is Kearney the Midway City... the exact center of the United States? Nebraska Public Media producer Andy Hermann looks into this claim that Kearney has held since the late-1880s. Guests, in order of appearance: David Bristow, editor, Nebraska History Magazine; John Arnold, travel counselor, Kearney Welcome Center; John Bauer, professor of geography, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Music: "Kearney City Anthem!" by The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns. Additional audio: "President Clinton's Univ. of Nebraska Speech - A Foreign Policy for the Global Age (2000)", Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library,
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