Purple Cane, Nebraska

Purple Cane is an unincorporated community in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States.

[6] Johnson constructed a dugout on the south bank of Maple Creek and resided there during the winter of 1858–59.

[6] The rural community was officially named in 1872 when Samuel R. Mason applied for a post office permit for the area.

[7] Mason chose to name the community after the Purple Cane raspberries that grew in his garden.

[7] The post office was a box with a hinged lid that hung on the wall of the S. R. Mason Home.

[11] A monument marking the site of the original Purple Cane post office was erected in 1928.

[3] Andrew Quigley donated land for the organization, and a church building was erected and dedicated in 1886.

[16] Residents raised matching funds, and the cemetery was improved with sidewalks and a fence.