The Lewis & Clark Expedition Barge/Keelboat was 55 feet long and 8 feet 4 inches wide and drew 2 to 2.5 foot [sic] of water when loaded with an estimated 12 to 15 ton[s] of supplies. The preponderance of the historic evidence indicates that it . . . — — Map (db m66982) HM
The Otoe and Missouria people who lived in this area in the 1700s and 1800s built villages with small groupings of earth lodges. Like the Omahas, Poncas and Pawnees who lived in Nebraska and Kansas, and Mandans, Arikawas and Hidatsas in the . . . — — Map (db m66979) HM
One valued member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition had four legs, webbed feet and weighed 150 pounds. He was Captain Meriwether Lewis' dog Seaman, a Newfoundland.
At Lewis' command, Seaman jumped into the Ohio River to catch squirrels . . . — — Map (db m66981) HM
Allen and Barbara (Kagy) Mayhew moved to Nebraska in 1854 and built this cabin in 1855. The Mayhews had two sons when they first moved to Nebraska and had four more children while here. Barbara’s younger brother, John Henri Kagi (he preferred the . . . — — Map (db m177270) HM
This cabin, one of Nebraska’s oldest structures, was built in the summer of 1855 as the home of Allen B. Mayhew, his wife, Barbara Ann (Kagy) Mayhew, and their sons, Edward and Henry. John Henry Kagi, Barbara Mayhew’s brother, lived briefly with . . . — — Map (db m177269) HM
After Nebraska Territory was organized in 1854, Dr. W. H. Goode came to establish Methodist missions. In 1855 Goode appointed Rev. William D. Gage to lead the Nebraska City Mission.
Construction of a church began at this site in 1855. It was . . . — — Map (db m66936) HM
Permanent settlement in this area dates from 1846, with the establishment of old Fort Kearny on Table Creek. Nebraska City, founded in 1854, became an important depot for military and commercial freighting. Pioneer businessmen, such as S. F. . . . — — Map (db m177231) HM
This one-of-a-kind museum was built by the Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department. Opened in 2008, it displays the history and equipment used by those early Nebraska City firefighters. The Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department is the oldest . . . — — Map (db m194899) HM
This fire alarm bell was used in Nebraska City from 1895 until 1964. It was purchased by the City of Nebraska City on November 18, 1875, from the E. W. Van Duzen Co., Buckeye Bell Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio for $115.16 to replace a previous bell. . . . — — Map (db m66942) HM
Dedicated October 23, 1956
by
M. W. Merle M. Hale,
Grand Master
in honor of the pioneer Masons of Nebraska .Territory who founded Masonry in Nebraska City as Giddings Lodge No. 156, chartered by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, May 28, . . . — — Map (db m66940) HM
1857 ~ First service of The Episcopal Church held in Nebraska City. Organized officially as "St. Mary's Parish" and building erected on Kearney Hill. 1858 ~ Incorporated within the "Nebraska Territory". 1860 ~ Became the first "Cathedral Church" . . . — — Map (db m194991) HM
Invented and owned by
Joseph R. Brown of Minnesota
Manufactured by
John A. Reed of New York
Landed at Nebraska City
from Steamer West Wind
July 12 - 1862
Started for Denver, self-propelled
July 22 - 1862
Disabled and abandoned . . . — — Map (db m66893) HM
Today, the Missouri River is 2315 miles in length. At Nebraska City it is 1755 miles from the headwaters in Montana and 560 miles to its mouth near St. Louis, MO. where it empties into the Mississippi River. It is North America's longest river . . . — — Map (db m66978) HM
This "ELI" Windmill was the brand name of windmills produced by the Kregel Windmill Factory of Nebraska City. Established in 1879, by George F. Kregel, the factory produced windmills up until World War II. Due to materials rationing for the war . . . — — Map (db m66213) HM
The Atlas-F ICBM (operational 1961-65) was an important component of national defense during the Cold War. Twelve Atlas sites, one located half a mile west, were manned by the 551st Strategic Missile Squadron, Lincoln Air Force Base.
On November . . . — — Map (db m54341) HM
This mural celebrates
100 Years
Time proceeds from top to bottom
Past is dim so colors are more soft and grows intens[e] at the bottom Today
The seasons are from left to right
Restored 1993 + 2011
Mural 12' high . . . — — Map (db m66892) HM
This area of the Little Nemaha Valley was settled in the late 1850's and early 1860's. Many settlers were Northern European immigrants. By 1881, the Missouri Pacific R.R. had begun constructing its Kansas City-Omaha line through the area. The . . . — — Map (db m182086) HM
