The History Of This Tiny Town In Nebraska Is Bizarre But True
By Delana Lefevers|Published June 26, 2016
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Delana Lefevers
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As a lifelong Nebraskan, Delana loves discovering the many hidden treasures of her state. She has worked as a writer and editor since 2007. Delana's work has been featured on more than a dozen websites and in Nebraska Life Magazine.
Oxford is a tiny, unassuming little village in south-central Nebraska. It’s got the same slightly rough, no-nonsense look that you can find in almost every small Nebraska town…but it’s also got a very interesting history that not many people know about.
(Please note that the following pictures were not taken in Oxford; they are used for illustrative purposes only.)
Now you can’t even tell that there were once caverns in the riverbank in which transients congregated. The story of the hobos in Oxford is an interesting one that, if not for the careful documenting of the tale by the people of Oxford, might be lost to time. Oxford certainly wasn’t the only town with hobos; Omaha was once a major congregating place for these weary travelers, as were many of the other railroad towns in Nebraska.