The most infamous Nebraska showdown between settlers and cattlemen began in 1878 on the Custer County homesteads of Luther Mitchell and Ami Ketchum, located one mile to the south. Conflict arose when Ketchum’s crops were trampled by cattle belonging . . . — — Map (db m250175) HM
The first Etna post office (1885-1895) was located three miles to the northwest. A new post office operated 1.5 miles east until 1921. In 1907 Etna saw the opening of a school, store, and telephone exchange. The store was enlarged by Andrew . . . — — Map (db m181798) HM
In the 1870s, thousands of African Americans fled the poverty and racial unrest that followed the American Civil War to homestead on the plains of Kansas. These migrants were known as the Exodusters. Some intended to create separate, . . . — — Map (db m292793) HM
This tablet is dedicated in grateful remembrance of those loyal citizens of Custer County who served their country in 1861 The Civil War 1865 1898 Spanish American War 1898 Company M, First Nebraska Volunteers ☆ Harry Doxsee . . . — — Map (db m311633) WM
In 1886 Ansley was platted in southeastern Custer County by the Lincoln Land Company, headed by R.O. Phillips. Ansley was named for Eliza J. Ansley,
who invested in real estate there. The site was purchased from ranchman Anthony Wilkinson. The . . . — — Map (db m311615) HM
Liberal Hall was built in 1878 by Tom Scales for the Hastings Free
Religious Society, a group of liberal thinkers in religious matters.
The outside of the frame building measured 50 by 75 feet. The interior
had a stage at one end and a gallery . . . — — Map (db m251846) HM
