Pinkie's Corner

Pinkie's Corner in Chase County, Nebraska was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It is an example of an early rural auto roadside business.

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Pinkie's Corner
LocationSouthwestern corner of the junction of U.S. Route 6 and 323rd Ave.,[1]Imperial, Nebraska
Coordinates40.537222°N 101.818889°W / 40.537222; -101.818889
NRHP reference No.11000885
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 2011

It was the 1920s–30s business site of handyman and inventor C. Roy Elvis "Pinkie" Hedges.[2][3][4]

Pinkie became known as a "Supreme Do-It-Yourselfer", including in generating and using electricity before rural electrification became general. The site is a monument to resourcefulness during the hard times of the Great Depression.[4]

References
  1. Hedges, Waydeen, and Jessie Nunn. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pinkie's Corner. National Park Service, 2011-08-29, 3.
  2. "Nebraska National Register Sites in Chase County". Nebraska State Historical Society. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. Susan Doak (April 3, 2015). "Historic places in SW Nebraska". McCook's Gazette.
  4. "Nebraska National Register Sites in Chase County". Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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