FREMONT, a city of eastern Nebraska, U.S.A., on the Platte river, 37m. N.W. of Omaha, at an altitude of 1,196f t. ; the county seat of Dodge county. It is on the Lincoln highway and Number 77, and is served by the Burlington, the Chicago and North Western and the Union Pacific railways. The population was 9,605 in 1920, of whom 1,252 were foreign-born white, and was 11,407 in 193o by the Federal census. Picturesque bluffs, wooded islands and beautifully shaded streets give charm to the city. It is an important grain and live stock market, and has poultry-packing plants, creameries, incubator and refrigerator fac tories, and many smaller industries. Midland college (Lutheran), founded at Atchison, Kan., in 1887, was moved here in 1919. Fremont was founded in 1856 (incorporated 1871) and was named after Gen. John C. Fremont. It was on the old Overland Trail, the main route of pioneer travel from the Missouri river to California and Oregon.