Big Bend / Speed
The Big Bend post office was established
on November 4, 1878 one mile west of the current town of Speed.
The town of Big Bend was platted on October 8, 1887. It was located
there after the railroad came through and was given its name because
of the bend in the railroad tracks. The town was later incorporated
on the 2nd of January in 1928 as Speed.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
Sources
Phillipsburg-Phillips County
centennial, 1872-1972. Edited by Cecil B. Kingery. 1972.
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