Half-Breed Tract
Barada received a patent on 320 acres (1.3 km2) of land in 1856 on the Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation. The town of Barada was established in that tract soon after Barada's claim. Barada ran a fur-trading post there for at least 20 years, during which time the town grew around him.
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