Chadron, Nebraska

Chadron is a real city of just under 6000 in Dawes County in northwest Nebraska and is the home of Chadron State College.
See wikipedia:Chadron, Nebraska.

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In the Spearfish Lake Tales universe Mel Austin entered Chadron State College, a teacher's college in 1946.^BR1-4 He thought that while Chadron was a lot bigger than Hartford, it was still a little town right out in the middle of nowhere.^BR1-5

In 1995, Dayna Berkshire stopped there for breakfast. She compared it to hell with the fires out. After calling home and getting in touch with Sandy Beach, she drove from there to Antelope Valley to reunite with Sandy.^HT29

When warning Carla Stanton, a new junior reporter about the dire consequences of slipping local gossip about Jenny Easton to the scandal rags, Mike McMahon told of one who tried it: last I heard he was working the drive-up window at the Wendy's in Chadron, Nebraska.^BB16