How the Old West Omaha was won: 1874 property line feud ends in shootout Stu Pospisil World-Herald Staff Writer Jun 27, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Updated Dec 7, 2021 0 Illustration from 1927 Omaha World-Herald, Alfred Sorenson’s “History of Omaha”. CHARLES S. HUNTINGTON Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Stu Pospisil World-Herald Staff Writer Omaha has been the inspiration for many songs. Check out six of our favorites. kAm‘s2?[ x’> 8@:?8 E@ 86E J@F 27@C6 E96 DF? 8@6D 5@H?] s@ J@F F?56CDE2?5n”k^AmkAm“p== C:89E[ %@>[ 3FE >2<6 DFC6] x7 J@F 86E E96 36EE6C @7 >6 x H@?’E DBF62=] qFE :7 x 86E E96 36EE6C @7 J@F[ J@F H@?’E 92G6 E:>6 E@]”k^AmkAm%92E 5:2=@8F6 :D A2CE @7 E96 =@C6 23@FE E96 s2? !2C>6=66\%@> z66=6C 76F5[ H9:49 C2865 7@C J62CD 2?5 6?565 H:E9 2? ~=5 (6DE D9@@E@FE @? 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