Beatrice
[key], city (2020 pop. 12,261), seat of Gage co., SE Nebr., on the Big
Blue River; inc. as a city 1873. On the old Oregon Trail, it is the trading and
industrial center for a grain, dairy, and livestock area. Manufactures
include tools, concrete, metal, and wood products, machinery, processed
food, and animal feed. Nearby is the Homestead National Monument of America
(see National Parks and
Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments,
table).
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