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Rulo is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 172 at the 2010 census. ==History== Rulo was laid out in 1857.〔 A (1925 edition ) is available for download at (University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons. )〕 It was named for Charlie Rouleau, the original owner of the town site. In 1933 the foundation for "the Rulo Bridge" was laid, a toll bridge across the Missouri River. The owner of the bridge was originally John Mullen from Falls City, together with a group of investors, the "Kansas City Bridge Company". In 1938 the construction started after the "Works Progress Administration" had decided to finance half the cost. In November 1939 the construction of the bridge was finished. During the early 1980s, a small group of Christian Identity survivalists, led by Michael W. Ryan, began living in a religious cult located on a farm two miles north of Rulo, along the Missouri River. The farm was converted into a compound and the members of the cult would commit thefts throughout the Nebraska-Missouri-Kansas area. The stolen property would be sold in order to buy weapons and survival equipment for the group.〔Rod Colvin (1992). ''Evil harvest: The shocking true story of cult murder in the American heartland.'' Bantam. ISBN 0-553-29868-2.〕 Ryan was ultimately arrested and sentenced to death after the Nebraska State Patrol discovered that he was responsible for the torture murders of a 26-year-old cult member and a five-year-old boy.〔("James Wickstrom Faces Attacks, Continues to Preach Christian Identity Doctrine". ) ''(Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Report, Winter 2004, Issue Number 116 ).'' Retrieved 2013-03-12.〕〔Bergin, Michael. ("Attorney asks for death sentence to be lifted." ) ''(Lincoln Journal Star ).'' 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2013-03-12.〕 Ryan died of natural causes in prison in 2015.〔Edwards, Jonathan. ("Death row inmate Michael Ryan dies in prison". ) (''Lincoln Journal Star''. ) 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-06-15.〕 In 2013, a new bridge carrying U.S. Highway 159 across the Missouri River was opened. The 1939 bridge, deemed too narrow for semi-trailers and farm machinery, was demolished in 2014.〔Laukaitis, Algis J. ("Span of historic Rulo bridge destroyed". ) (''Lincoln Journal Star''. ) 2014-01-19. Retrieved 2014-08-02.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rulo, Nebraska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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