Gilead in Thayer County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Bank Building
Built 1907
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
1. Bank Building Marker
in 1929
now used
as Post Office
Erected 2010 by Thayer County Visitors Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 40° 8.734′ N, 97° 24.889′ W. Marker is in Gilead, Nebraska, in Thayer County. It is on South Main Street south of South Railroad Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 South Main Street, Gilead NE 68362, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Nebraska’s Smoky Hills, in Eastern Nebraska and in the Republican River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oregon Trail (approx. 5.4 miles away); Pony Express Riders (approx. 6.4 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Hebron CCC And POW Camps (approx. 9 miles away); World's Largest Porch Swing (approx. 9.3 miles away); A Tribute To Hebron, Its People and Its Schools (approx. 9.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.4 miles away); Thayer County (approx. 9.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
2. Bank Building Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
3. Bank Building (now Gilead, Nebraska Post Office)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
