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By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012
Gibbon Marker
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1 Nebraska, Buffalo County, Gibbon — 115 — Gibbon1871 - 1971
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
2 Nebraska, Buffalo County, Gibbon — The Soldiers Free Homestead ColonyIn Memory Of — April 7, 1871 —
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
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024