Kearney in Buffalo County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Hostetler Amphitheatre
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
1. Hostetler Amphitheatre Marker
Judge Bruno O. Hostetler
1861 - 1954
Leadership in establishing
college in Kearney
1903
A gift from his daughter
Mrs. Florence H. Raymond
June 19, 1980
Erected 1980 by Mrs. Florence H. Raymond.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1980.
Location. 40° 42.029′ N, 99° 5.852′ W. Marker is in Kearney, Nebraska, in Buffalo County. It can be reached from Interstate 80 Alternate. Amphitheatre is on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus, between Ryan Library and the Fine Arts Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 905 West 25th Street (U.S Highway 30), Kearney NE 68849, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska and in the Platte 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 walking distance of this marker: Kearney State College Memorial Carillon Tower (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); University of Nebraska at Kearney (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buffalo Countys Lincoln Highway Seedling Mile (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Frank House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kearney Civil War and Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Empress Theatre
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Also see . . . University of Nebraska Kearney. (Submitted on August 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
2. Hostetler Amphitheatre and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
3. Nearby Relief on Bruner Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 31, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
