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Fremont is a city and the county seat of Dodge County in eastern Nebraska, located along the Platte River about 35 miles northwest of Omaha and 50 miles northeast of Lincoln.

Fremont was laid out in 1856 in anticipation that a railroad would be extended to the site, and it was named for the explorer, soldier and politician General John C. Frémont.

The Union Pacific Railroad reached Fremont in December 1865, the first railroad into what became a multi-line rail hub, followed by the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad in 1868 and the Elkhorn Valley Railroad in 1869.

Fremont was incorporated on June 17, 1871, and by 1857 — a year after its founding — it already had 13 log houses.

Because of its central location, the First Transcontinental Telegraph line (1861), the transcontinental railroad (1865) and the Lincoln Highway (1913) all passed through or near Fremont, and original brick portions of the Old Lincoln Highway still survive east of the city.

The 2020 census counted 27,141 residents in Fremont living in 10,702 households, making it the sixth most populous city in Nebraska.

Fremont is home to Midland University, a private university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that traces its roots to Luther College in 1883, moved to Fremont in 1919, and took the Midland University name in 2010.

The Louis E. May Museum, the Dodge County historical museum, is housed in the Victorian home built in 1874 by Theron Nye, Fremont's first mayor.

Fremont's historic downtown district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

West of the city, the Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area — a chain of about 20 man-made, tree-lined lakes covering nearly 700 acres along the north bank of the Platte River — draws boaters, water skiers, anglers and swimmers.