Lisco in Garden County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Browning Tack Shop
Location: 117 Coldwater
| — | Old Town Historical Plaque | — |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023
1. Browning Tack Shop Marker
In 1917 Frank Browning opened the Browning Hardware and Tack Shop in this building and sold it in 1918 to William Mankin. Mankin sold one-half of his interest to D.E. Miekeljohn, who eventually became the sole owner and closed this business during the Great Depression. Ralph Landon operated a grocery store in this building for a short time before he purchased the Farmers Mercantile building in about 1931. this building also housed a creamery for a short time (owned by Hank Huwaldt) as well as a mattress factory.
The county eventually acquired this building and used it as the county shop for District One until they built the new county shop building.
Don and Ladonna Loxterkamp are the present owners of this building and use it for storage and a display window.
Erected 2014 by The 2010 Garden County Centennial Planning Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 41° 29.856′ N, 102° 37.208′ W. Marker is in Lisco, Nebraska, in Garden County. It is on Coldwater (Road 151) just north of 2nd Street, on the right
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in the Nebraska Panhandle. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. 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 walking distance of this marker: Lisco Livery Stable (a few steps from this marker); Lisco Pool Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Sterling Lumber Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Lisco Creamery (within shouting distance of this marker); C. D. Minshall Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Lisco Lumber, State Bank, Mercantile and Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Farmers Mercantile (within shouting distance
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023
2. Browning Tack Shop Marker
The marker is on the left/north edge of the facade.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 13, 2023
3. Browning Tack Shop building (west/front elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
