Papillion (http://www.papillion.org) is a small town in Sarpy County, Nebraska, just southwest of Omaha and west of the Missouri river. The City of Papillion French, for the word butterfly was founded in 1870. Legend has it that Frenchmen visited the broad valley where Papillion is now located, finding it overgrown with luxuriant grasses and multitudes of wild flowers. Swarms of butterflies flitted about in the sunlight and enthralled by the beautiful sight, one member exclaimed, "Papillion!"
