Near Oakland in Burt County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Victor Colson Homestead

December 28, 2024

1. Victor Colson Homestead Marker

Inscription. In the summer of 1866 John Oak (namesake of Oakland) assisted Swedish immigrant families to take up homesteads here in the Logan Creek Valley. Among the first settlers were Victor Colson and his family. He is said to have broken the first sod in Oakland Precinct in 1867. The miniature stone house and well indicate the site of Colson's original sod house and are made from the original foundation stones of the 14 by 24-foot frame house, built about 1875.

Erected by Dr. Kelly L. and Marcie Lechtenberg, Nebraska State Historical Society. (Marker Number 455.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 41° 51.065′ N, 96° 27.791′ W. Marker is near Oakland, Nebraska, in Burt County. It is on U.S. 77 half a mile south of County Road M, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1240 Co Rd 11, Oakland NE 68045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Governor Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Founding of Oakland (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Logan Creek Site (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lyons (approx. 6 miles away); Bancroft (approx. 11.7 miles away); M60A3 Tank (approx. 12.4 miles away); John G. Neihardt Center (approx. 12½ miles away); John G. Neihardt Study (approx. 12½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

December 28, 2024

2. Victor Colson Homestead Marker

The stone well and house can be seen in the background.

Miniature Stone House image. Click for full size.

December 28, 2024

3. Miniature Stone House

"Victor Colson immigrated from Sweden 1861. Claim filed 1866.
Site of slab house fourteen by eighteen feet, built 1867 by V. Colson & J. H. Hanson"

December 28, 2024

4. Stone Well

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2025. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2025.