Schuyler is a city in Colfax County , Nebraska , United States . The population was 5,371 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Colfax County . The city is named after former Vice President of the United States, Schuyler Colfax . Every year Schuyler has a fair with cars show and carnival rides.
History This section requires expansion . The Oak Ballroom 's ceiling beams The Oak Ballroom , completed by the Works Progress Administration in 1937 and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places , was built using dozens of native oak trees hauled to the building site from the nearby Platte River using horse and buggies. It was part of the Oregon trail in 1836 - 1869. Schuyler is part of the Mormon trail in 1840's - 1850's. It is part of the Transcontinental Railway which began here in 1866 and is still part of it today.
