Angus is an unincorporated

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in Nuckolls County,

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, United States, located approximately seven miles south of

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. A

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was built there in 1967 to celebrate the town's centennial. A small piece of wall with a window remained as late as 2006, but may have fallen since.

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never bothered to image Angus. The community was named after J. B. Angus, a railroad man.

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External links

Photo of the sod house windowAngus Nebraska Website
{{Authority control Unincorporated communities in Nebraska Unincorporated communities in Nuckolls County, Nebraska