The fertile North Loup Valley provided food and construction materials for the early settlers of this region. When they came here in 1872 they were greeted by Jack Swearengen, a trapper, guide, and government scout. He lived near here in a dugout in . . . — — Map (db m77914) HM
St. Michael's Catholic Church Complex has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m181599) HM
[Monument center panels]
Hamilton County's
Memorial to The
Union Soldier.
1861 - 1865.
————————
2,350,000
Volunteers.
360,000
died that their
country might live. . . . — — Map (db m79857) WM
To The Unknown Dead.
1861 - 1865
He sank faint and hungry
among famished brave,
And they laid him
sad and lonely within
his nameless grave.
No stone marks the sod o'er
the lad so brave and true;
In his lonely grave he sleeps
in . . . — — Map (db m79865) WM
A similar marble shaft was erected and dedicated on May 5th 1880 at the Hamilton County Courthouse. In 1894 a fire destroyed the original courthouse. During demolition the marble shaft was crushed by falling debris. After 117 years, invisible . . . — — Map (db m79855) HM
During the 1930’s, Nebraska suffered one of the most serious droughts in its recorded history. In all parts of Nebraska rainfall was far below normal. In 1936, corn yielded only 1/10 as much per acre as it had during the years 1923-1932. The dry . . . — — Map (db m206748) HM
The early county surveyors would set their compasses over this point to determine the magnetic declination, which is the difference between True North and Magnetic North. Established June 19, 1911 by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, . . . — — Map (db m206750) HM
CO. H, 5th Nebr. N. G. 134th Inft. mobilized here July 15, 1917 — Sept. 14, 1917 for service in The World War ———— Presented by Womans Relief Corps Aurora Chamber of Commerce — — Map (db m206751) HM WM
This building is Hamilton County's third courthouse. The first was built in Orville City, the original county seat, in 1870. After five elections, Aurora was chosen as county seat in 1876. To assure the victory, the town constructed the second . . . — — Map (db m223454) HM
The People of
Hamilton County
dedicate this memorial
to the men and women
who served our country
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
[not transcribed]
[Roll of Honored Dead]
World War I
Guy Nowlin • Emil G Post • John R Richardson . . . — — Map (db m79847) WM
Large reservoirs like Harlan County Lake provide habitat for aquatic birds. Many of these birds eat fish like small gizzard shad and carp. To avoid competing for food and territory, these fish-eating birds forage in different parts of the reservoir, . . . — — Map (db m45524)
Like most reservoirs in Nebraska, Harlan County Reservoir was created to store water for flood control and irrigation. In the fall, winter, and spring water flowing down the Republican River is stored, to be used during the summer to water . . . — — Map (db m45523) HM
Culbertson was the county seat of Hitchcock for twenty years, and this marks the site of the first court house, used 1886-1893. Founded as a trading post in July 1873 by W.Z. Taylor, it became the county seat when Hitchcock County was organized . . . — — Map (db m79363) HM
In January 1944 German prisoners of war from the Indianola camp came to a side camp here to help area farmers complete the 1943 corn harvest. Over the next two years the Palisade camp was activated and deactivated as needed to supply labor to . . . — — Map (db m176961) HM
In the spring of 1859, William H. Russell and John S. Jones established The Leavenworth and Pike’s Peak Express to carry passengers and freight from the Missouri River to the Colorado gold fields. The route crossed northern Kansas, detouring . . . — — Map (db m79359) HM
The adjacent stone monument erected in 1930 was first placed about a mile south of this area. Originally on the highway overlooking the canyon, it was moved to this location after the highway was relocated.
Massacre Canyon is the large canyon . . . — — Map (db m79361) HM
The Early Years 1875-1881 Welcome to Atkinson — a city of 1,462 as of 2019 census and thank you for visiting Railroad Park. The Railroad played an important role in establishing our city. This picnic pavilion is on the west end of . . . — — Map (db m191594) HM
Atkinson celebrated its Diamond Anniversary in August 1940 and The Atkinson Graphic newspaper published numerous articles describing meetings of various local clubs which were organizing activities leading up to the late summer event. In the June . . . — — Map (db m191595) HM
Near here was the scene of some of Nebraska’s earliest experiments with flight in a heavier-than-air vehicle. Sometime before late 1907, Martin P. Savidge’s sons set out to construct a flying machine.
They began by studying hawks, then went . . . — — Map (db m101688) HM
One of the most colorful leaders in the early development of Nebraska was General John O'Neill, founder of O'Neill. After leading several ill-fated raids against British military posts in Canada 1866-1871, O'Neill lost his leading position in the . . . — — Map (db m9632) HM
The Irish were a major immigrant group contributing to the settlement of Nebraska. Speaking the English language, they blended into the population and were found in many communities. However, due to ancient animosities with Britain, some of them . . . — — Map (db m179200) HM
Originally the entire responsibility for highways in Nebraska rested with the counties. In 1917 the Legislature accepted the provisions of a federal law and appropriated money to match federal funds for highway construction. This act marked the . . . — — Map (db m182016) HM
In the late nineteenth century the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey undertook measurements to determine the nation’s physical shape with absolute accuracy. This survey initially involved two triangulation networks. One survey stretched from coast to . . . — — Map (db m181892) HM
The first Page School was a small sod building located ½ mile south of Page and was erected in 1883. It was open for seven years. In 1891, a large 2-story wooden schoolhouse was erected on the block west of the Page Park. In 1892, the students put . . . — — Map (db m181975) HM
The first homestead claim in Howard County was filed on March 11, 1871. St. Paul was appointed the county seat in May, and retained that title over Dannebrog in a close 1874 election. A wooden courthouse was built in St. Paul in 1877. By June 1912, . . . — — Map (db m181691) HM
The cemetery was established in 1876, one year after the first settlers of the Czech club “Slovania” arrived in the Warsaw vicinity. The plot was donated by Martin Slobodny. Initially, Sunday worship was held around a large wooden cross in the . . . — — Map (db m181795) HM
Mayor 14 years
Expanded the water supply system.
Purchased the power and light plant.
Established the city library.
In 1936, on this site, a fire destroyed the Fleming Lumber and Coal Company and Carpenter Scarbourgh's Tools.
We . . . — — Map (db m76947) HM
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the third winningest pitcher in major league baseball history, was born near Elba, Nebraska, on February 26, 1887. After pitching for local and minor league teams, Alexander signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1911, . . . — — Map (db m104682) HM
These were the four Pony Express Stations in Jefferson County. Big Sandy Station • Whiskey Run • Rock Creek Station • Otoe Station Rock Creek Station was the site where Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed David McCanles, July 12, 1861. Russell, . . . — — Map (db m177362) HM
Above is a facsimile of an inscription carved by these men on a nearby boulder while camping here June 22, 1842. ☆ ☆ ☆ Placed by Jefferson County under the auspices of Quivera Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m177379) HM
The Oregon Trail passed 250 feet west of this point. Colonies of patriotic Americans followed this route to gain possession of the Oregon country. The first colony starting from Independence, Missouri. In May 1842, the road was afterward a great . . . — — Map (db m287912) HM
The availability of suitable building material was of great importance to Nebraska’s pioneer settlers. Here in Jefferson County, native limestone was used for building and the stone was burned in kilns to produce lime for mortar and whitewash. The . . . — — Map (db m177301) HM
Pony Express riders and Oregon Trail emigrants used Virginia Station, once located near this site. Indians traded for whiskey at the station and harassed the emigrant trains. The whiskey was dumped in a near-by creek, thus dubbing the station . . . — — Map (db m177351) HM
In 1874-1875, this area was settled by a group of Mennonites led by Cornelius and Peter Jansen. Many of these settlers were descendants of Dutch emigrants who left Holland in the 16th Century and founded a colony in Russia. Coming to Jefferson . . . — — Map (db m287906) HM
Plymouth began in 1871 as a farming community 3 miles south and 1 1/2 miles west of the present town of Plymouth. D.E. Jones, a Congregational minister and land agent for the Burlington and Missouri Railroad, arrived to locate a site for a colony . . . — — Map (db m110644) HM WM
Schopp - Ewing - Nispel Post No. 243
Plymouth, Nebraska
Gratefully dedicates this memorial to all the servicemen and women who so gallantly served this great country during time of war and conflict.
Dedicated November 11, 1989
[Reverse . . . — — Map (db m110654) WM
This region was once home to Oto and Missouri Indians, who ceded their land to the government before Nebraska Territory was created in 1854. White settlers arrived in 1857 and founded a town and post office named Helena about four miles west of . . . — — Map (db m177292) HM
Dedicated to those of Johnson County Nebraska who in the spirit of self sacrifice enrolled in the service of their country in the Great World War of 1914-1918.
[Roll of Honor] — — Map (db m48210) WM
Tecumseh, the county seat of Johnson County, was incorporated in 1856. It was first called Frances in honor of the wife of Colonel Richard M. Johnson, for whom the county is named. In 1857 the town was renamed for the famous Shawnee Indian chief, . . . — — Map (db m48209) HM
In Memoriam - U.S.S. Maine - Destroyed in Havana Harbor - February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m248300) WM
Swedish immigrants began homesteading Mirage Township, Kearney County, in 1873. By 1876 these families had formed the Swedish Lutheran Church (Bethany Lutheran), the first church in Kearney County. The tempo of settlement increased with the coming . . . — — Map (db m251236) HM
The Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1883. This area, including portions of Kearney, Phelps, and Harlan counties, once had the largest number of Swedish immigrants in rural Nebraska. The original sod church was built in . . . — — Map (db m287700) HM
Following the 1848 establishment of Fort Kearny two miles east of here and the later expansion of overland commerce and emigration, the small commercial center of Kearney City was established here in 1859. The town's more common name, Dobytown, . . . — — Map (db m310084) HM
The growth of overland emigration to Oregon after 1842 resulted in the establishment of military posts across the West to protect travelers. The first post, Fort Kearny, was established in the spring of 1848 “near the head of the Grand . . . — — Map (db m43237) HM
The trail which followed the south side of the Platte River was the main route to Oregon and California. Fur traders going to the Rocky Mountains took the first wagons over the trail in 1830. Oregon-bound missionaries followed in the mid-1830s, and . . . — — Map (db m53268) HM
The Boom Town played an important role in the West, and few Nebraska towns had such a boom history as Lowell. It was selected as a townsite by the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in 1871, and its first businesses were soon established. . . . — — Map (db m294237) HM
Lowell, Nebraska
1870-1876
Buried on yonder hill are approximately 25 men and one woman - killed by crossfire in a range war between the cowboys and the homesteaders. Bicentennial Project — — Map (db m258414) HM
Frank Zybach, farming near Strasburg, Colorado, patented a "Self-Propelled Sprinkling Irrigating Apparatus” on July 22, 1952. Mobile towers carried a pipeline in a circle around a pivot. Sprinklers on the pipeline distributed the water. In 1954, . . . — — Map (db m147176) HM
Memorial
to
the Veterans
of the Civil and
Spanish-American
Wars.
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Gettysburg · Vicksburg
Antietam · Monitor&Merrimac — — Map (db m58986) WM
Pioneers settling in this area, including many Civil War veterans, bought five acres from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad for $25 and established a school in 1875. Osco School District No. 6 deeded two acres for the Pleasant Prairie . . . — — Map (db m287733) HM
Veterans
of the World War
Kearney County, Nebraska
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Hilmer Anderson · Leo Robert Atwater
William D. Brainard · Thomas J. Geren
Harry A. Hetrick · Reuben N. D. Jensen
Segfred O. Johnson · Frank Leafstedt . . . — — Map (db m58982) HM
The Burlington & Missouri River Railroad entered Nebraska at Plattsmouth in 1870 and built west to join the Union Pacific at Kearney Junction (now Kearney city) on September 3, 1872. The railroad bridge into Kearney was used for 104 years. It . . . — — Map (db m58980) HM
On August 27, 1804, the expedition set up camp for four days just downstream from here. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark invited some local Sioux bands "...to council with us at a Bluff Called the Calumet..."
Three days later, here on . . . — — Map (db m315943) HM
While lost and searching for missing horses, George Shannon had missed many adventures and some wonderful food — as soon as the men found Shannon, they were eager to share their stories. During those sixteen days, the men were feasting on fish and . . . — — Map (db m313300) HM
Over time, the Missouri River has chosen many paths. With the settlement of the Great Plains came the need to restrict the river's meandering. As development increased, the demand for flood risk reduction, navigable waterways, safe water supplies, . . . — — Map (db m315949) HM
In the 125 years since Crofton was founded, the United States and its communities have changed dramatically. Even with industrialization and advancements in education and technology, there remain certain constants in our lives. Crofton is a . . . — — Map (db m312995) HM
Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail, National Park Service
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 . . . — — Map (db m315938) HM
During the summer of 1804, the river below looked very different. Unlike today's course controlled by dams and dikes, the Missouri River that Lewis and Clark knew flowed wild and erratic . Strong currents floated branches embedded logs, submerged . . . — — Map (db m315940) HM
On its journey to the Pacific Ocean the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped near here on September 2, 1804. At this camp the explorers’ imagination and knowledge of military fortifications misled them into concluding that sand ridges and mounds left . . . — — Map (db m181799) HM
George Shannon was reunited with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the group traveled onward to present-day North Dakota. Private John Newman was caught speaking in mutinous tones — an attempt to subvert the discipline and loyalty of other members . . . — — Map (db m181894) HM
..came to the mouth of the Qui courre (rapid) this river Comes roleing its Sands whuch (is corse) into Missouris from the SW by W... it does not rise high when it Does it Spreds over a large Surface, and is not navagable....
Captain William . . . — — Map (db m311993) HM
"4th of September Tuesday 1804 a verry cold wind from SouthE. by S. we set out early proceeded on"
[Map showing entire Corps of Discovery route and location of Niobrara State Park along that route]
[Bas reliefs of] . . . — — Map (db m312279) HM
In 1846, some 65 Mormon families with 150 wagons were
headed West along the north shore of the Platte River.
Somewhere between present-day Columbus and Genoa, a
government agent contacted them to harvest some grain
planted by white laborers . . . — — Map (db m312189) HM
Seen through Ponca eyes, the original prairie environment was a cherished sea of grasses and plants. Together, with the buffalo, we kept the prairie healthy. Buffalo herds would graze the vast landscape, and our people would collect different types . . . — — Map (db m192598) HM
Fur traders had already traveled the region some years before
the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06. Trader Juan Munier
claimed to have discovered the Ponca living on the Niobrara in
1789, but Pierre and Paul Mallet probably visited the . . . — — Map (db m312296) HM
In contrast to the village earthlodge, the tipi was a light and portable shelter. It was a kind of seasonal, second home. Constructed of slender wooden poles and buffalo hide, tipis were pitched in a circular arrangement during the bison hunt and . . . — — Map (db m192656) HM
Excerpt from William Clark's Field Notes for September 4, 1804.
"A verry cold wind from South E. by S. We set out early-proceeded on to the mouth of a Small Creek in the bend of the
L.S. Called (Sand) white line [lime] at 1½ miles furthr . . . — — Map (db m312183) HM
George Shannon was in St. Louis in 1810 when he was authorized to travel to Pennsylvania to assist historian Nicholas Biddle in editing the Lewis and Clark journals. While working on the journals, Shannon decided he would like to study law. Shannon . . . — — Map (db m181895) HM
LAND MANAGEMENT
As a Natural Legacy
Demonstration Site,
Niobrara State Park
showcases land
management techniques
landowners can use to
provide good wildlife
habitat on their land. These
techniques include eastern
red cedar tree . . . — — Map (db m311982) HM
[east side]Newell Knight Born Sept. 13, 1800 Died Jan. 11, 1847 A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Erected in loving appreciation of our father who died during the hardships of the Mormon exodus . . . — — Map (db m312700) HM
Established in 1856 at the confluence of the Niobrara and
Missouri rivers, the town of Niobrara has actually had three
homes." The first settlement, about 2 miles east of here
grew up around a building known as "Old Cabin." When the
Indians . . . — — Map (db m312294) HM
This building was constructed in 1936 by the Indian Emergency Conservation Work (IECW) force. Like the Civilian Conservation Corps, the IECW was part of the country's New Deal program aimed at providing economic relief during the Great Depression. . . . — — Map (db m192597) HM
Back in the day, our people lived in villages comprised of earthlodges. We called the lodges maithi, and they were set beside our gardens and crops. These dwellings were constructed by women, though men sometimes helped to cut and carry in the . . . — — Map (db m192655) HM
After a tragic history of forced relocation and land loss many tribes began coming together in the mid-20th century for intertribal gatherings. It was here that each tribe's long history of seasonal dances and sacred ceremonies culminated in a new . . . — — Map (db m192596) HM
Things did not improve for the Ponca. Disease and homesickness
still plagued them. During the winter of 1878-79, Chief Standing
Bear's son died. He wanted to be buried in Nebraska. With a small
band, the chief slipped away and headed North to . . . — — Map (db m312299) HM
For thousands of years our people depended upon the buffalo. We ate its meat, used its hides for our homes and clothing, its horns to make spoons, and our children even used the buffalo's ribs to make winter sleds. Every part of the animal was . . . — — Map (db m192600) HM
Conditions became so bad for the Poncas that by 1876
Washington had to act. Congress authorized $25,000 to move
the tribe to Indian Territory, "if they consented to go." Eight
chiefs went to select a new reservation site. They refused . . . — — Map (db m312195) HM
maN zhaN (the land) is xube' (sacred) to the Ponca People as is Ni' (water). Following forced removal of the Ponca Tribe to Oklahoma, the tribe split into two groups. The members that stayed in Oklahoma are now referred to . . . — — Map (db m192657) HM
Termed one of the most developed North American Indian
civilizations, the Poncas derive from the Middle Mississippi
Culture and are related to the Osage, Kansas, Quapaw and
Omaha. Their main villages occupied what is now Knox County.
Never . . . — — Map (db m312191) HM
This has been the homeland of the Ponca Indians since earliest recorded history. In 1868 the federal government signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie, which transferred the land to the Sioux without the permission of the Ponca. Treaties made with the . . . — — Map (db m179194) HM
On the night of June 2, 1969, while on maneuvers in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne was in collision with the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans. The impact cut the Evans in . . . — — Map (db m181893) HM WM
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the vast
wilderness of the Louisiana Purchase via the great Missouri
River and its tributaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean. As
they sailed, . . . — — Map (db m312185) HM
Seen through Native eyes, the land and water are alive. Rocks, trees, meadows, and rivers: all of these natural elements possess their own life spirit. In our culture, Mother Earth is a powerful force in everyday life. We believe that our people, . . . — — Map (db m192653) HM
Our villages and old trails were always located near rivers or streams. Waterways were the highways of days gone by, and we used them for travel and trade. Sometimes they would also function as natural yet strategic barriers between one tribe and . . . — — Map (db m192599) HM
A successful lawyer, Shannon was easily recognized by his peg leg but never wanted or sought sympathy. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1820 to 1824 and was a circuit judge for three years. Then Shannon moved his family to . . . — — Map (db m312300) HM
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