Bancroft in Cuming County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

John G. Neihardt Study

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 31, 2018

1. John G. Neihardt Study Marker

Inscription. The building was erected on this site in the 1890s for August Hartman and used as a residence by various owners until 1964. Poet John G. Neihardt rented the building from 1911 through 1920 for a study. Here he wrote his lyrics, prose, and part of the epic A Cycle of the West. The Neihardt Study was restored in 1967 and entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Erected by Nebraska State Historical Society. (Marker Number 291.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 42° 0.667′ N, 96° 34.633′ W. Marker is in Bancroft, Nebraska, in Cuming County. It is at the intersection of Elm Street and Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306 Elm St, Bancroft NE 68004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

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in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John G. Neihardt Center (within shouting distance of this marker); M60A3 Tank (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bancroft (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lyons (approx. 7.1 miles away); Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital (approx. 10.6 miles away); a different marker also named Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital (approx. 11 miles away); Victor Colson Homestead (approx. 12½ miles away); Governor Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (approx. 13½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bancroft.

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 31, 2018

2. John G. Neihardt Study Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 31, 2018

3. John G. Neihardt Study Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.