Scriptown was the name of the first subdivision in the history of Omaha, which at the time was located in Nebraska Territory.
It was called "Scriptown" because scrip was used as payment, similar to how a company would pay employees when regular money was unavailable.
[3] Colonel Lorin Miller, later mayor of Omaha, surveyed Scriptown in the spring and summer of 1855.
[5] The area was developed quickly, and included a number of prominent homes.
Neighborhoods eventually formed from Scriptown included Gifford Park, Kountze Place, Prospect Hill, Saratoga and the Near North Side.