In 1879, the State Legislature created the Board of Fish Commissioners, the forerunner of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. That board contracted with a privately owned firm known as the Santee Hatchery. The owners, Mr. Romine and Mr. Decker, . . . — — Map (db m293300) HM
First Fish Hatchery Schramm Park is the site of the first fish hatchery operated by the State of Nebraska. In 1881, the Nebraska Fish Commission chose to establish the first state-run hatchery at this location because of the quantity and . . . — — Map (db m293351) HM