Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Bellevue Log Cabin
Photographed by Daniel Shurtliff, February 9, 2015
1. Bellevue Log Cabin Marker
This log cabin was built about 1835 in the Missouri River floodplains. Soon after 1835 cholera occurred at lower elevations, and the cabin was moved to the upper plateau. In about 1850 it was moved to this location, where it was used as a residence until 1954.
The original cabin was built as an one-and-one-half-story structure with a dirt floor and fireplace. There was a bedroom in the attic or loft. The exterior walls were constructed of hand-hewn cottonwood logs, originally packed with mud but now sealed with grout. A kitchen and pantry were added to the east side in 1906; the basement was added and the main floor restoration was completed in 1972. The hackberry tree in the front yard has been recognized by Nebraska authorities as one of the largest of this variety in the United States.
The log cabin was furnished as a pioneer residence more than 100 years ago. It was restored to near-original condition as a memorial to the living conditions of the pioneers by the Sarpy County Historical Society.
On October 16, 1970, this property was entered on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected by Sarpy County Historical Society and the Nebraska State Historical Society. (Marker Number 186.)
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Location. 41° 8.476′ N, 95° 53.535′ W. Marker is in Bellevue, Nebraska, in Sarpy County. It is on Hancock Street north of 19th Ave, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1805 Hancock St, Bellevue NE 68005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska and in Greater Omaha. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bellevue (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Bellevue (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Astorian Expedition (about 600 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fontenelle Bank - County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bellevue Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Big Elk, Bellevue Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oto Mission (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellevue.
Photographed by Daniel Shurtliff, February 9, 2015
2. Bellevue Log Cabin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2015, by Joan Shurtliff of Seward, Nebraska. This page has been viewed 1,008 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2015, by Joan Shurtliff of Seward, Nebraska. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
