During their exploration of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, Lewis and Clark held councils with Ponca, Omaha, and Sioux Indians inhabiting this region. The council with the Sioux occurred August 28-31, 1804 at Calumet Bluff now the southern . . . — — Map (db m101395) HM
On August 27, 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition set up its camp for four days downstream from Calumet Bluff. The explorers came across three American Indian boys who told them of a large Yankton Sioux camp nearby.
Knowing that President . . . — — Map (db m101392) HM
You are within sight and sound of a Midwestern dream come true - the Meridian Highway.
In 1911 a group of Kansans and Nebraskans drafted a plan for a highway paralleling the sixth principal meridian through America's heartland from Canada . . . — — Map (db m101393) HM
This scenic overlook provides a clear view of the valley of the Missouri River,
the longest waterway in North America. To the west is the Gavins Point Dam and
the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area. The dam was built to harness the fury of
the . . . — — Map (db m101391) HM
The Missouri, the continent's longest river, figures prominently in the unfolding of America's saga. Flowing nearby in its 2,341 - mile course from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi, the Big Muddy is not only loaded with sediment but . . . — — Map (db m101394) HM
Much of the early history of Cedar County involves the Indian inhabitants, the Ponca, Omaha, and Sioux. Several prehistoric and historic Indian villages were located in the region. In 1804, Lewis and Clark ascended the Missouri River near here . . . — — Map (db m181311) HM
This marker, dedicated on the 100th anniversary of Hartington High School, June 25, 1988, is in honor of two graduates who became governors of Nebraska. Dwight Burney, born in 1892, graduated from Hartington High School in 1910. Burney attended . . . — — Map (db m181317) HM
This tranquil island, where goats once grazed, is the product of the fluctuating Missouri River. In many places the Missouri meanders over a wide floodplain. Here, where the channel is partially locked against high bluffs, sandbars formed during . . . — — Map (db m315967) HM
The Missouri flows free for 59 miles below Gavins Point Dam and for 39 miles below Fort Randall Dam. These sections of the Missouri National Recreational River provide glimpses of the once undammed, unchannelized river that played a major role in . . . — — Map (db m316015) HM
On August 26, 1804, Private George Shannon and George Drouillard went to hunt for two missing horses. Drouillard returned the next day without the horses - or Shannon. The private disappearance seemed ominous as the Lewis and Clark Expedition . . . — — Map (db m316018) HM
In 1804-1806, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on an epic journey. Charged by President Thomas Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territory, they mapped the . . . — — Map (db m316017) HM
Arthur, Age 16 years
Hannar, “ 14 “
Andrew, “ 9 “
William “ 8 “
Loren, “ 4 “
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Massacred by Yankton
and Santee Sioux Indians
July 24, 1863
between 9 and 10 o’clock a. m. . . . — — Map (db m292955) HM
When Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled the Missouri in the summer of 1804, the river was much different than it is now. While today's course is controlled by dams and dykes, the Missouri River that Lewis and Clark knew flowed . . . — — Map (db m316019) HM