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Chief Standing Bear

Justice Administration Building

 
 
Chief Standing Bear Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 23, 2022
1. Chief Standing Bear Marker
Inscription. Sponsored by Senator Tom Brewer, legislative resolution 271 in the one hundred seventh legislature renamed the state office building located at 521 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, as The Chief Standing Bear Justice Administration Building. The building was officially dedicated in July 2022.
 
Erected 2022 by Nebraska Impact.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesWars, US Indian.
 
Location. 40° 48.524′ N, 96° 42.081′ W. Memorial is in Lincoln, Nebraska, in Lancaster County. It is in Downtown. It is on South 14th Street just south of K Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 521 South 14th Street, Lincoln NE 68508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Chief Standing Bear (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mari Sandoz in Lincoln (about 600 feet away); Site of Holy Trinity Church (about 700 feet away); The Protecting Hand Sculpture (about 700 feet away); The Nebraska Governor's Residence (about 800 feet away); The James Imhoff Family Residence (about 800 feet away); The Ferguson House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.
 
Also see . . .  Lincoln Building Renovated to Honor Chief Standing Bear. Exerpt:
Right across from the Capitol is the Executive Building, and this summer it will be getting a new look and a new name. It will be renamed Chief Standing Bear Justice Administration Building. It is being renovated to honor Chief Standing Bear, a bust of the iconic figure created by Benjamin Victor, will be located outside, while the entrance will hold a 21-and-a-half by seven-and-a-half foot mural.
(Submitted on December 8, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.) 
 
Additional keywords. Red Cloud War
 
Chief Standing Bear Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 23, 2022
2. Chief Standing Bear Marker
Chief Standing Bear image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 23, 2022
3. Chief Standing Bear
Chief Standing Bear image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 23, 2022
4. Chief Standing Bear
Time capsule buried as part of the dedication ceremony in 2022.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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