Restored on Armed Forces Day May 19, 2001 by the Great Plains Society of Military Historiansto honor all of Butler County Veterans — — Map (db m265995) WM
H. L. Boston Edith Boston Proskovec A. C. (Prof) Hurlbert and families Portrait Photographers from 1893-1973 Norton Law Offices 1978-1991 — — Map (db m265997) HM
Nebraska Historic Site David City Park Municipal Auditorium This property is listed in The National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m265996) HM
Dedicated to the veterans of the World War 1917-1918 This memorial made possible by the generosity of W. A. Wells Contributors Kregger Post 125 and Auxiliary, American Legion High School and civic minded persons of David City, Nebraska . . . — — Map (db m265999) HM
The north side of the square has always been a bustling part of the downtown. In 1895, at the east end, the City National Bank is highlighted as a prominent financial institution. Other businesses include E.E. Stevens Drug Store, Mike Tilma's . . . — — Map (db m255089) HM
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty 40th Anniversary . . . — — Map (db m181434) HM
The original Schweser's store, founded by George Schweser, was
constructed in 1886. George became a prominent businessman in the area,
and his sons later joined the company.
The People's Banner in 1895 described the Schweser's Store as the . . . — — Map (db m255095) HM
Moses Shinn and his son Dick began operating Shinn's Ferry across the Platte in 1859. The original site was near Savannah, the first Butler County seat, and a short distance from the present Schuyler bridge. Just above this location the Platte was . . . — — Map (db m39143) HM
Built by the druggist Thorton B. Myers, the T.B. Myers building is at the
northwest corner of the downtown square. His drug store occupied this location until 1900 when he sold it to J.B. Davis, as shown in this 1904 photograph. Other businesses . . . — — Map (db m255086) HM
Butler County was organized in 1868.
The site of Savannah,
the first county seat (1869-72) was located one half mile west and two and one half miles north of this point.
Shinns Ferry, established in 1858 directly north of this point proved . . . — — Map (db m236151) HM
The Thorpe Opera House, built in 1889 by William B. Thorpe, served as a cultural center and a hometown stage for Thorpe's daughter, Estelle. The three-story brick building featured a beautifully designed interior with walnut stained chairs, . . . — — Map (db m255072) HM
The photograph shows the west side of 4th street in the block northwest of the courthouse square in 1913. Past businesses at this location included a jewelry store, a cobbler, a tailor, and the Lincoln Pure Butter Company. To the right is the . . . — — Map (db m255078) HM
