Near West Pony Express Road at South Crystal Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1893 the Crystal Ice Company dammed a portion of the Little Blue River 1Ό miles north of Ayr, creating Crystal Lake for harvesting and selling ice. A huge storage and loading facility was built on the nearby Republican Valley branch of the . . . — — Map (db m287696) HM
On American Legion Memorial Highway (U.S. 281) at Dyer Park Road, on the right when traveling north on American Legion Memorial Highway.
Originally known as Dyers Mill this settlement was begun when John Dyer and his nephews, Elbridge and Truman Dyer, built a grist mill here on the Little Blue River in 1872. Stone at the base is one of the original mill stones. In 1887, the K.C. . . . — — Map (db m287698) HM
Near Turner Avenue just south of East 9th Street, on the left when traveling south.
This tree is believed to be one of the original 227 trees on campus, beginning the tradition of planting and caring for trees at Hastings College. It was planted on April 25, 1883, by Hastings College Founders in celebration of the groundbreaking . . . — — Map (db m294619) HM
On West 3rd Street west of North Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
"One of the most beautiful and conveniently arranged buildings of
its kind in the state" is how the A.H. Jones garage was described upon its completion in April, 1916. The front portion was made of white glazed terra cotta and the back of . . . — — Map (db m251899) HM
On West 2nd Street at North Denver Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street.
The Bostwick Hotel, erected in 1884 on the site of the Denver House
Hotel, was named for Harrison Bostwick, major stockholder and
president of City National Bank. The hotel occupied a large place in
the social and political history of Hastings . . . — — Map (db m251849) HM
Near West D Street at Queen City Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Brickmaking in Hastings began in 1878, six years after the town was established. A year later much of the downtown was destroyed by fire in September 1879. Following the fire, the city passed an ordinance requiring future commercial buildings to use . . . — — Map (db m251211) HM
On West 7th Street west of North Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Central Hastings Historic District began at this site in 1878 when Samuel Alexander, using his 160-acre homestead, created the first northern addition to Hastings. This National Register district physically documents the three major periods of . . . — — Map (db m251207) HM
On West 5th Street at Chestnut Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 5th Street.
From the early 1900s through the mid-1920s, summer circuit Chautauquas brought culture and entertainment to communities across the U.S. The Hastings Chautauqua Association constructed this pavilion in 1907. Local architect C. W. Way designed it to . . . — — Map (db m251214) HM
Near Turner Avenue just south of University Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Servicemens Readjustment Act, known as the G.I. Bill of Rights. This ushered in sweeping changes to Americas colleges and universities by paying for the tuition of World War II veterans and . . . — — Map (db m287836) HM
On North California Avenue at Forest Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North California Avenue.
The Heartwell Park Historic District is significant as an example of a planned residential development. The Heartwell Park Addition was platted in 1886 by J. B. Heartwell and designed by landscape architect A. N. Carpenter. The idea of a designed . . . — — Map (db m251201) HM
Highland Park Cemetery is Hastings' oldest burial ground, established in 1873 on land secured from the Union Pacific Railroad. At the time, 7th Street was the northern boundary of the community. No lots were sold after 1886 when Parkview Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m287713) HM
On West Second Street (Business U.S. 6) at North Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Second Street.
Considered to be the finest performance hall between Omaha and
Denver, the Kerr Opera House was admired for its magnificently ornate
grandeur. The dream to build this unique structure became a reality in
1884 when William Kerr, a wealthy . . . — — Map (db m251840) HM
On West Second Street (Business U.S. 6) east of North Burlington Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1909 a determined and energetic thirty-year-old man purchased
a 10 x 12 loft at 817 West Second Street. His purpose was to provide
Nebraska with quality cigars. However, John W. Kipp did not realize
what massive popularity his cigar-making . . . — — Map (db m251829) HM
On West 3rd Street (Business U.S. 6) east of North St Joseph Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near Turner Avenue just north of University Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
McCormick Hall opened in 1884. It is named for Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper, who donated $5,000 to help finance construction of the building. The first building on the Hastings College campus, it was the intellectual, social, . . . — — Map (db m287749) HM
Near North Burlington Avenue (U.S. 34/281) near West 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
There are more than 200 medicinal prairie plants known to be used by American Indians long before white settlers arrived. They had extensive knowledge of their available resources as well as expertise in preparations and dosages. Healers could . . . — — Map (db m287848) HM
On South Technical Boulevard south of U.S. 6, on the right when traveling south.
The U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot, known locally as "the NAD," was the largest of the navy's World War II inland munitions depots, occupying almost 49,000 acres of Adams and Clay County farmland. Construction began in July 1942; loading, assembly, . . . — — Map (db m78005) HM
On American Legion Memorial Highway (U.S. 281) at West Saddlehorn Road, on the right when traveling south on American Legion Memorial Highway.
Oregon TrailMarked by the State of Nebraska and Niobrara Chapter Daughters of American Revolution Hastings Nebraska 1912 Pony Express Russell Majors Waddell Founders Owners Operators St. Joseph Sacramento . . . — — Map (db m287697) HM
On North Denver Avenue just north of West 12th Street, on the right when traveling north.
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this replica of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty 40th Anniversary Crusade . . . — — Map (db m287699) HM
Near North Burlington Avenue (U.S. 281) at West 14th Street.
Submarine Deck Gun
You are looking at a 5-inch, 51 caliber, Mark 18 submarine deck gun. This type of deck gun was mounted on three famous submarines: Bass, Barracuda, and Bonita. Known as a "wet" gun because of it's ability to function . . . — — Map (db m287711) HM
On West Second Street at North Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Second Street.
During the 1870s, the Alexander Brothers, Morris and Eugene, operated a livery stable at the corner of Second and Lincoln. In 1881 three
new brick buildings, the Alexander, Benedict, and Reed Blocks, were
built at the site. Each had two stories, a . . . — — Map (db m251841) HM
On West 1st Street west of North St Joseph Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Adams County, and Hastings in particular, are "children of the
railroads," having been founded and sustained by rail companies
between the 1870s and 1960s. Hastings owes its very existence to an
intersection of two railways, the Burlington and . . . — — Map (db m251836) HM
On North Hastings Avenue at West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Hastings Avenue.
When the Clarke Hotel was dedicated in February, 1914, it was
hailed as a triumph of local initiative. The $175.000 project originated with the Chamber of Commerce, which established a corporation to construct it through sale of stock to . . . — — Map (db m251843) HM
On West 1st Street west of North St Joseph Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This building is known locally as the birthplace of Kool-Aid.
More accurately, it was the home of the Perkins Products Company,
the manufacturing and retail enterprise of Kool-Aid inventor,
Edwin E. Perkins, and his family. The company was housed . . . — — Map (db m251833) HM
Near North Burlington Avenue (U.S. 281) at West 14th Street.
The Kool-Aid Man has famous feet that have helped him bust through countless walls since his 1975 debut. In 2000, Kool-Aid Man had his footprints immortalized in concrete at the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The concrete . . . — — Map (db m287715) HM
Near North Burlington Avenue (U.S. 281) at West 14th Street.
Commissioned by Fred A. Bosselman
Sculpted by David L. Biehl, 2011
By the mid-1860s Plains Indians were being pushed off of their homeland by settlers from the East. Sioux and Cheyenne tribes made a last attempt to secure their territories . . . — — Map (db m287721) HM
Near North Burlington Avenue (U.S. 281) near West 14th Street.
The Martin Brothers
There's More to the Story
After decades of failed treaties, disease epidemics, and the repeated loss of territory, the conditions of Native American tribes on the plains consistently became worse. When the . . . — — Map (db m287724) HM
On West 3rd Street at Hastings Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street.
Thanks largely to the work of United States Senator
Charles Dietrich of Hastings, the Hastings Post Office, also known
as the Federal Building, was constructed at the corner of Hastings
Avenue and Third Street in 1905. This structure cost . . . — — Map (db m251896) HM
On West 2nd Street (Business U.S. 6) east of North Hastings Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
For more than 30 years after the turn of the century, the Stein Brothers Store provided quality merchandise from all over the world to south central Nebraska shoppers. Stein's buyers made regular trips to Europe purchasing goods, like Belgian lace . . . — — Map (db m187774) HM
On West 3rd Street (Business U.S. 6) at North St Joseph Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 3rd Street.
One of the early companies to usher in the automobile era in
Hastings, the A.E. Stitt Company automobile dealership was
relocated in 1926 on the first floor of the newly built Stitt Building at
the corner of Third Street and St. Joseph Avenue. . . . — — Map (db m251904) HM
On West Second Street near North Burlington Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Studded in bright lights, the Strand Theatre marquee heralded
first-run showings of such movie classics as From Here to Eternity and
The Sound of Music. Hundreds of Class B Western double features
starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans . . . — — Map (db m251823) HM
On West 2nd Street at North St Joseph Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 2nd Street.
The Victory Building, named to commemorate America's
victory in World War I, is one of Nebraska's finest examples of
early 20th century industrial architecture. It was constructed
between 1917 and 1920 by harness maker William Dutton as . . . — — Map (db m251852) HM
On Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 34) 0.3 miles west of South Roseland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Pony Express mail service on horseback operated from April 1860 until October 1861. The route went through 6 relay stations in Adams County for 30 miles along the Oregon Trail. Oregon Trail & Pony Express Route Sand Hill Summit Muddy . . . — — Map (db m287814) HM
On Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 34) 0.3 miles west of South Roseland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The most traveled of the overland routes passed this point on its way to the great Platte Valley, highway to the west. The Oregon Trail started from Independence, followed the Kansas River west, and then the Little Blue north into Nebraska. It . . . — — Map (db m251198) HM
On West 70th Street 0.4 miles west of Shiloh Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Susan C. Haile was born December 20, 1817, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was the youngest child of Joseph and Prudence (Bledsoe) Seawell, natives of Sumner County, Tennessee. Upon the death of Joseph in 1819, Prudence Seawell returned to Sumner . . . — — Map (db m123807) HM
On 44 Road north of West 70th Street, on the right.
To overland emigrants the rigors of the trail
began with the "Coast of Nebraska," the ridge of sandhills separating the Platte Valley from the open
prairie behind it. Thousands of emigrants passed
this way during the peak emigration years of . . . — — Map (db m257803) HM
On East Monument Road (State Highway 76) 1.8 miles east of U.S. 281, on the left when traveling east.
The Kingston Cemetery is located on the hill just west of this marker. Founded in the early 1870s, the cemetery was the final resting place for nearly thirty of Kingstons early settlers. In 1887 the Kingston settlement was moved to the rail . . . — — Map (db m287680) HM
On County Road 198 0.1 miles east of L Street (524th Road), on the right when traveling east.
A marker, 200 feet to the south, recalls the death of White Buffalo Girl of the Ponca tribe. The death of this child, daughter of Black Elk and Moon Hawk, symbolizes the tragic 1877 removal of the Ponca from their homeland on the Niobrara River to . . . — — Map (db m182053) HM
On N Street south of East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
With the establishment of the Neligh Mill and the platting of the town of Neligh, a crossing of the Elkhorn River here aided farm-to-market commerce. This bridge, built in 1910, replaced an earlier span at this location. It is a pin-connected Pratt . . . — — Map (db m158998) HM
On East 2nd Street at N Street, on the left when traveling west on East 2nd Street.
The Neligh Mills, built from locally fired brick in 1873 by John D. Neligh, was the first business and industry in the then newly platted town. Later owners and operators of the mill included William C. Galloway, Stephen F. Gilman and J. W. Spirk. . . . — — Map (db m159000) HM
On East 5th Street 1.4 miles north of Orchard, on the left when traveling north.
The Prairie States Forestry Project was initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to combat the severe wind-caused soil erosion of the Dust Bowl days. From 1935 through 1942, the U.S. Forest Service, working with the Works Progress . . . — — Map (db m9633) HM
On L Street (U.S. 275) at Riverside Park Road, on the left when traveling north on L Street.
The Rainbow Fountain is patterned after the Tanner Fountain at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near Boston. The Tanner Fountain was created by noted designer Peter Walker and received the 2008 Landmark Award by the American Society . . . — — Map (db m237199) HM
On N Street south of East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
A Route and a Power Source: The Elkhorn Valley The Elkhorn Valley was a natural travel corridor into north-central and western Nebraska. Water, wood, and grass provided people and animals the critical resources to move overland wagons. Travel . . . — — Map (db m159076) HM
On N Street south of East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
Water = Power The Elkhorn River was an unlimited source of water power for flour mills and other manufacturing enterprises. But entrepreneurs found the meandering river difficult to harness. Too much water was as bad as too little. The key to . . . — — Map (db m158999) HM
On West 2nd Street just west of South Center Street (State Highway 45), on the right when traveling west.
The Village of Burnett was founded in 1880. Officially changed by the U.S. Post Office
to Tilden in 1887 and by the courts in 1902. — — Map (db m160291) HM
On Heath Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling west on Heath Street.
The invention of mechanical balers in the mid-1800s led to the use of bales of hay or straw as building blocks. Pioneer builders developed structural bale walls using cuttings of either native prairie flora baled-hay or of agricultural waste, . . . — — Map (db m223422) HM
On Front Street (State Highway 14) just north of 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Near this location in July 1855 Logan Fontenelle noted French-Indian leader of the Omaha tribe, was slain in battle with the Sioux. Petersburg Coml Club, July 1955 — — Map (db m179380) HM
On Front Street (State Highway 14) just north of 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Logan Fontenelle, an interpreter and Omaha chief, was born at Bellevue in May, 1825. His father was Lucien Fontenelle, a noted fur trader both on the lower Missouri River and near Fort Laramie, Wyoming. His mother was a daughter of Big Elk, noted . . . — — Map (db m179377) HM
On Beaver Street (State Highway 39) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Beaver Street.
For more than ten thousand years the Beaver Valley and surrounding prairie, with their abundant water and wildlife, nurtured Native Americans. The Pawnee Indians, whose permanent earthlodge villages were a few miles to the south, claimed this area . . . — — Map (db m181373) HM
On Perkins Road (State Highway 2) just east of County Road 57, on the left when traveling east.
In the spring of 1942 the U.S. Army selected a site one mile south of here for an airfield. The dry climate and open landscape afforded ideal flying conditions. Ample water, cheap land, and Alliances new power plant, new hospital, and railroad . . . — — Map (db m178807) HM
On Box Butte Avenue just south of West 18th Street, on the right when traveling south.
By the mid-1880s the Sandhills had become an important cattle-raising region. The extension of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad westward through the Sandhills in 1877-1888 made ranching more profitable by making more accessible eastern markets. . . . — — Map (db m178801) HM
On State Highway 87 at Dodge Road (State Highway 7E), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 87.
A flat-topped hill to the southeast was named Box Butte by early cowboys and travelers. This area is part of the Box Butte Tableland, semi-arid short grass country that stretches far to the west.
Box Butte has given its name to the creek that . . . — — Map (db m89342) HM
On Sampson Street just north of Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway (State Highway 12), on the right when traveling north.
On this day the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean camped on the bank of the Missouri River at the base of a river landmark near here, now called The Tower. Clark wrote, Capt Lewis & my Self walked up to the top which forms a Cone and . . . — — Map (db m181800) HM
On State Highway 12, on the right when traveling west.
On August 3, 1944, a C-47 transport carrying twenty-eight men of the U.S. Army Air Forces crashed in a ravine six miles southwest of Naper during a severe storm. There were no survivors. It was the largest single military air disaster in Nebraska . . . — — Map (db m70623) HM
On U.S. 20 at milepost 235, on the right when traveling west.
Ainsworth Army Air Field, completed on November 30, 1942, was a satellite of Rapid City Army Air Field and under command of the Second Air Force. The field was one of eleven Army Air Force training bases built in Nebraska during World War II. The . . . — — Map (db m77760) HM
On US 20 (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling east.
Lakeland High School was constructed 20 miles south of this site by ranchers from several rural school districts during the summer of 1934. School began that September with 11 students. Constructed of prairie sod, with a sod roof supported by pole . . . — — Map (db m9623) HM
On North Main Street 0.1 miles south of East 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south.
Like many Nebraska communities, Long Pine's history is tied to railroad development. When the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley line arrived in 1881, Long Pine became a bustling railroad town. The Chicago & North Western Railroad (CNW) built a . . . — — Map (db m182061) HM
On Court Street (State Highway 10C) at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south on Court Street.
On Oct. 10, 1871 the Buffalo County seat was by vote located at Gibbon.
On this site was built the first Buffalo County Courthouse in 1873. Hand made brick in base, made from local clay is from this courthouse razed in 1909.
On Oct. 13, 1874 the . . . — — Map (db m79715) HM
On Windmill St Recreation Road east of Lowell Road (Nebraska Route 10C), on the right when traveling east.
Gibbon, on the old Mormon Trail, was the site of a unique experiment in homestead colonization. Originally conceived as a financial venture by Colonel John Thorp of Ohio, the Soldier's Free Homestead Colony was responsible for bringing the first . . . — — Map (db m79880) HM
On 2nd Street near Court Street (Nebraska Highway 10C), on the left when traveling west.
Gibbon, near here, was the site of a unique experiment in homestead colonization. The Soldiers' Free Homestead Temperance Colony was responsible for bringing the earliest settlers, mostly Union veterans, to this locality. Traveling via the Union . . . — — Map (db m79716) HM
James E. Boyd settled near here in 1858 and by 1860 operated a trail ranche supplying travelers on the Platte Valley Overland Route (Mormon Trail). The ranche included 2200 acres of corn and barley. Nebraska Centre Post Office was here until it was . . . — — Map (db m45425) HM
On LaBarre Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on LaBarre Street.
Erected by the descendants of the Soldiers Free Homestead Colony, to honor and perpetuate their names, for their courage and self sacrifice in their pioneering. They arrived in Gibbon, Nebraska, April 7, 1871, by Union Pacific Railroad, seeking . . . — — Map (db m79721) HM
Baldwin Built engine 481 in 1903. The original number was 1902, but was later renumbered 841 in 1915. It was used on the main line branch lines of the Union Pacific Railroad in Kansas until the winter of 1954-55, when it was brought to Kearney . . . — — Map (db m45428) HM
The Boyd House, first frame house in Buffalo County, was built just west of present-day Gibbon in 1864 by brothers James E. and Joseph Boyd. It was the family home of James and Ann Boyd and their children. The two brothers came to the area in the . . . — — Map (db m45468) HM
The Lincoln Highway Association was founded in 1913 to promote a transcontinental automobile route from new York City to San Francisco. Dedicated on October 31, 1913, the route was marked by the letter “L” within red, white, and blue . . . — — Map (db m45520) HM
On 31st Street at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 31st Street.
This garden was planted in memory of Dr. Paul Ambrose who died on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001.
"Paul dedicated his career to changing the health care system with an emphasis on physician leadership and prevention. Paul . . . — — Map (db m58905) HM
On Central Avenue near 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Destroyed by fire
Rebuilt 1940 as
Fort Theatre — — Map (db m58904) HM
In the period of westward expansion, the presence of the U.S. Army on the frontier was necessary to protect emigrants and settlers from Indians who were less than enthusiastic about the white intrusion on their lands. Forts were set up as key . . . — — Map (db m294265) HM
This building was constructed in 1898 by the German Baptist Church of the Brethren to serve as a house of worship. It was originally located on the southwest corner of ? Street and Avenue A in Kearney. This congregation used this building until . . . — — Map (db m45467) HM
On 31st Street at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 31st Street.
This gazebo is dedicated to the
memory of the
Good Samaritan Air Crew.
On December 20, 1985, they gave
their lives attempting to save others.
Nancy Brandon
Joan Brown
Craig Budden — — Map (db m58938) HM
On West 11th Street at 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 11th Street.
In 1847 Brigham Young led the first migration over the Mormon Trail along the north bank of the Platte River, and in 1866 the Union Pacific Railroad pushed its main line westward to this valley, bringing pioneer settlers. However, it was not . . . — — Map (db m45427) HM
Dedicated in honor and memory
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 — — Map (db m58962) HM
On Central Avenue at 19th Street, on the left when traveling north on Central Avenue.
Long before early French explorers named it the Platte River, or "flat waters," this heartland oasis was a crossroads. Migratory birds, abundant wildlife and Native Americans had been in residence for centuries when the confluence of the Oregon and . . . — — Map (db m58888) HM
On U.S. 30 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In the late 1880's, Kearney business leaders envisioned the city as a major manufacturing center. The Kearney Cotton Mill was among the many enterprises launched as part of this venture, which included paper, woolen, and oatmeal mills; plow and . . . — — Map (db m101852) HM
In honor of
George and Venetia Peterson
and
Elias and Mary Yanney
The carillon tower reflects the early history of Kearney State College and the Administration Building located adjacent to this site.
The four columns of the . . . — — Map (db m58961) HM
On Interstate 80 close to Alternate Interstate 80, on the right when traveling east.
For the next fifty miles east-bound travelers will be passing from the semi-arid Great Plains into the prairie country of eastern Nebraska. Near here are located the city of Kearney and Fort Kearny, for which it was named. The fort was . . . — — Map (db m288804) HM
Loup River Freighters Hotel was built in 1884 by Jerome Lalone, a house painter and wallpaper hanger from Kearney. Mr. Lolone purchased land in the northwestern corner of Buffalo County along the South Loup river in 1883. he built the house along a . . . — — Map (db m45429) HM
This depot was built in 1898 next to the Union Pacific tracks in Shelton. It was moved to this site in September 1975 and was the first building on the grounds of the Trails and Rails Museum of the Buffalo County Historical Society. It was donated . . . — — Map (db m45471) HM
On Central Avenue near 19th Street, on the left when traveling north.
and
Bauer Sundries & Veterinary Supplies
January 1959 - October 1969
Proprietor, Frances R. Bauer
Home of Kearney's last soda fountain
In honor of
George J. and Frances R. Bauer
for their civic mindedness and years of . . . — — Map (db m58857) HM
On Interstate 80 at milepost 271, on the right when traveling west.
West-bound travelers will leave the prairie regions of eastern Nebraska and
enter the Great Plains the next within fifty miles. This semi-arid region stretching from Canada to Mexico and westward toward the Rockies was long known
as the Great . . . — — Map (db m228360) HM
On the Kearny Eastbound Rest Area (Interstate 80 at milepost 269), 16.5 miles east of the Odessa Road interchange (Nebraska Route 108), on the right when traveling east.
The Mormon Pioneer Trail. Fleeing heated religious and political hostility and persecution, many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (widely known as Mormons) abruptly fled their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois, in February . . . — — Map (db m275913) HM
On U.S. 30 at 1733 Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 30.
In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson Ranch, at one time containing 8,000 acres, reaching from the fertile Platte Valley on the south to the rolling hills on the north and from downtown Kearney to a point five miles west.
. . . — — Map (db m101853) HM
On 9th Avenue at U.S. 30, on the right when traveling south on 9th Avenue.
In 1903 the legislature appropriated $50,000 to establish a state normal school in central or western Nebraska. After 111 ballots, the State Board of Education chose Kearney as the site. The city donated twenty acres on the west edge of town for . . . — — Map (db m45500) HM
On State Highway 2 1 mile east of Ravenna Road (State Highway 68), on the right when traveling east.
From 1934 to 1939, Companies 2741 and 2732 of the Civilian Conservation Corps occupied a camp near this site. Barracks housed about 200 men, ages 18 to 25, who built soil conservation dams and planted shelterbelts on nearby farms. The camp moved to . . . — — Map (db m181771) HM
On Grand Avenue (State Highway 68) at East Syracuse Street, on the right when traveling north on Grand Avenue.
In memoriam John Pesek Ravenna, Nebraska 1894-1978 World Champion Wrestler Recognized September 13, 1937 This statue made possible by grant from Nebraska Arts Council citizen donations and Ravenna Chamber of Commerce Dedicated May . . . — — Map (db m236861) HM
On State Highway 2 1 mile east of Ravenna Road (State Highway 68), on the right when traveling east.
The ill-fated Pleasanton Nebraska branch extended southwestward along the South Loup Valley from Boelus to Pleasanton, a distance of 22.42 miles. Construction from Boelus to Nantasket was completed in 1887 and reached Pleasanton in 1890. The line . . . — — Map (db m181793) HM
On State Highway 2 1 mile east of Ravenna Road (State Highway 68), on the right when traveling east.
On the South Loup River southwest of here was the site of the U.S. Armys Post South Loup Fork. This small outpost of Fort Kearney was established in May 1865 by Company E, Seventh Iowa Cavalry, under the command of Capt. James B. David and . . . — — Map (db m181699) HM
On U.S. 30 at South C Street, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 30.
This boulder is dedicated to the early pioneers of the community of Shelton, in recognition of their heroic services in establishing and protecting this town and in risking their lives that Shelton might be secure.
[Lower plaque] . . . — — Map (db m45283) HM
On U.S. 30 at South D Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 30.
In April 1860 Joseph E. Johnson, a Mormon, established a road ranche at Wood River Center, todays Shelton, and began publishing The Huntsmans Echo, the first newspaper in Nebraska west of Omaha. He had earlier edited papers in Council Bluffs, . . . — — Map (db m45423) HM
The first settlers of Lyons came in the summer
of 1866. The fertile soil of the Logan Valley, combined
with the commercial promise provided by access
to the railroad after 1881, assured the life of the
town. Incorporated in 1884, the village was . . . — — Map (db m269772) HM
On North Charde Avenue (U.S. 77) at East Third Street, on the right when traveling north on North Charde Avenue.
Val Peterson was born July 18, 1903, in the Oakland Swedish Lutheran Church parsonage, where his grandfather R.N. Swanberg was the pastor. Returning to live in Oakland at age fourteen, Peterson kept busy with school activities and various jobs, . . . — — Map (db m266055) HM
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