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Cairo, Cairo, Nebraska

CAIRO

Nebraska · Est. 1892
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Cairo was established in 1886 when the Grand Island and Wyoming Central Railroad was extended to that point. Cairo is the birthplace of Roy Brewer, labor leader of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators.

The Cairo Collection

Made for Cairo. Printed to order.

Cairo, Nebraska gifts and souvenirs: 19 designs made from Cairo's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

PopularPrice
Cairo Hometown Ornament$23
Cairo Vintage Travel Posterfrom $40
Cairo Varsity Crewneckfrom $57
Cairo Est. Teefrom $33
Cairo Town Line Mugfrom $26
Cairo Market Tote$37
Since 1892

A short history of Cairo

Cairo was established in 1886 when the Grand Island and Wyoming Central Railroad was extended to that point. It was named after Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Many of the town's street names reinforce the "Egyptian" theme.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Cairo, Nebraska, revision 1377134811 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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We share a part of every Cairo sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.

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Free printables

Color Cairo

1 free coloring page of Cairo, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.

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Cairo's population was 822 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 785 in 2010.