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It wasn't at all unusual for a sod house
to have walls three feet thick. When rain began to deteriorate the exterior
face, a soddie dweller simply laid another layer of "Nebraska brick" on
it. In addition to a sturdy house, this 1880's Custer County family apparently
has a very good well which can be seen in the larger view. |
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Jerry Shores, a former slave, claimed
a homestead near Westerville in Custer County. |
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Jerry Shores' brother, Moses Speese, was
also a former slave. Both the Shores and the Speese families stayed in
Custer County for years, Moses later becoming the well known chef at Broken
Bow's widely acclaimed Arrow Hotel. |
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