Near Bartley in Red Willow County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Memory of Pioneer Bohemians
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 10, 2024
1. In Memory of Pioneer Bohemians Marker
In memory of Fannie Kavalec, Mary Macen, Annie Osmera, and six children pioneer Bohemians drowned in this canyon enrout to their homesteads in Dundy County Neb. May 26, 1885
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1885.
Location. 40° 15.61′ N, 100° 15.796′ W. Marker is near Bartley, Nebraska, in Red Willow County. It is on U.S. 6/34 1½ miles east of State Highway 403, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cambridge NE 69022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 5 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mallalieu University (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cambridge Millstone (approx.
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More about this marker. Two miles east of Bartley city limits on left pull-off.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 10, 2024
2. In Memory of Pioneer Bohemians Marker looking East.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 770 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
