The village of Stratton, Nebraska is in Hitchcock County. The first settlement in the area was by C.V. Bailey, who built a log cabin there in 1879. Mail was held there for the Texas Trail cowboys. Known at first as the Frontier Post Office, the name was changed to Stratton in 1881, for Mary Stratton, an early settler who traded her claim to an eighty acre piece of land to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, which reached Stratton in 1882. Stratton was incorporated in 1886, although the town’s history was troubled by grasshopper plagues, droughts, and floods. Stratton is located along Highway 34, northeast of Max and southwest of Trenton, with Swanson Lake situated between Stratton and Trenton.
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Based in Stratton, Nebraska, the multi-state hunting operation overlooks more than a thousand acres of natural cropland and rangeland, offering hunting opportunities for whitetail deer, waterfowl, mule deer, upland game, and other creatures. Scheduled hunting seasons, pricing and accommodations are featured.
http://www.ahuntinwewillgo.com/
The store and repair shop in Stratton, Nebraska features Napa automobile parts, tools, kitchenware, jewelry, and other items, and offers auto repair services. Its location, hours of operation, and contacts are posted.
http://www.strattonautoparts.com/
The 1-6th grade public school campus is located on Bailey Street in Stratton, Nebraska. Faculty contacts, grade-specific information, and a calendar of events are posted to the site, along with its honor roll.
http://www.dcstigers.org/Elem-Stratton/StrattonElemHOME.htm
The official web site for the city offers a history and profile of the community, a gallery of photographs, newsletter, and calendar of events, along with a guide to local administrative personnel, churches, schools, and facilities.
http://www.strattonnebraska.com/
