Near State Highway 12 at Reed Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1862 E.W. Sargent and L.N. Crill constructed a flour mill and dam just north of this site, where the high bank of the Big Sioux River offered a splendid location for waterpower. H.D Barr hauled the lumber for the first buildings, which included a . . . — — Map (db m234300) HM
Near North 5th Street north of Mill Street, on the left when traveling north.
American Legion Hoschler Post 186
We dedicated this memorial to the dead
to the living and to those who will come after us
for their service to God and to country
1967 — — Map (db m237135) WM
Near State Highway 12 at Reed Street, on the right when traveling south.
This plaque marks the site of the Akron Milling Company. The three-story flour and grain mill was built in 1871 by two area businessman, E.W. Sargent and L.N. Crill. They chose the site because of the high banks of the Big Sioux near Akron, known . . . — — Map (db m234301) HM
Near 5th Street, 0.1 miles north of Mill Street, on the left when traveling north.
Fall brings out goldenrods and sunflowers swarming with soldier beetles feeding on insects attracted to the blooms.
Early bloomers, like pasque flowers, hug the warm ground and are protected from frost by hairy stems and leaves. . . . — — Map (db m234302) HM
This bell was given to Westmar College for perpetual care by the Hoskins Evangelical United Brethren Church of Hoskins, Nebraska when it closed in 1979. Also given to the college were funds to establish the Hoskins Memorial Fund. The tower was . . . — — Map (db m118958) HM
