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190:, the leader of the group and founder of Florence, purportedly formed a mob to confront the Gophertown settlers, with the only written source on the incident being a now-defunct newspaper called the Omaha Nebraskian. According to the report from October 8, 1857, Mitchell and other Claim Club members stormed the Gophertown settlement to confront the men, but only found women and children as the men were away at work. When the Gophertown men received word about the incident, they returned to the settlement with firearms and 93: 129: 111: 174:
home to live in amidst hard times. It is disputed whether Dee dug a new shelter or reused a pre-existing ridge. Soon, a small shanty town began to form. The area became home to several Irish families with the men taking up local jobs in farming, roadwork, and ditch-digging.
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Gophertown was founded in 1857 by Irish immigrant Dennis Dee alongside his two relatives Michael and Maurice, a group that was a part of 38 Irish men who immigrated to the Omaha area. The group of three men created a
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neighborhood in Omaha. Although the neighborhood's exact boundaries are unknown and there are no historical markers denoting it, historians believe it was situated roughly where the present-day
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formed by Florence residents, became aware of the settlement and took exception as Dee had not consulted the club before establishing a neighborhood nearby.
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It is unknown when Gophertown formally ceased to exist, but the area was used for the
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Dugout
gopher
41°18′57″N 95°56′59″W / 41.31589225751195°N 95.94972314642784°W / 41.31589225751195; -95.94972314642784
United States
Nebraska
Omaha
shanty town
Omaha, Nebraska
Irish American
Miller Park
dugout
Florence
claim club
James C. Mitchell
shillelaghs
Miller Park
"Irish in Omaha"


"Gophertown: The story of pioneer Omaha's shantytown and a rich vs. poor brawl"
"A History of the Miller Park Neighborhood in North Omaha"
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Neighborhoods of Omaha
Downtown
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Market West
NoDo
Midtown

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