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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «sarpy county» AND «nebraska»

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By Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2025
Papillion City Hall Marker
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1 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Papillion — Papillion City Hall — Formerly the Sarpy County Courthouse —
On North Washington Street (State Highway 85) just north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Completed in 1923, this neo-classical structure is one of ten courthouses designed by Omaha architect William F. Gernandt between 1920 and 1923. It served as the county’s third courthouse until a new building was built in 1974. The City of . . . — — Map (db m288100) HM

2 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Papillion — 1 — The First Mayor & Third Courthouse —
On East 3rd Street just east of North Washington Street (State Highway 85), on the left when traveling east.
William Robinson, Papillion's First Mayor William Robinson was born on May 16, 1820, in Morris County, New Jersey. He made his way to Bellevue, Nebraska in 1857 and opened a real estate and loan business. Robinson moved to Papillion . . . — — Map (db m287996) HM

3 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Bellevue — 186 — Bellevue Log Cabin —
On Hancock Street north of 19th Ave, on the right when traveling north.
This log cabin was built about 1835 in the Missouri River floodplains. Soon after 1835 cholera occurred at lower elevations, and the cabin was moved to the upper plateau. In about 1850 it was moved to this location, where it was used as a . . . — — Map (db m80854) HM

4 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Bellevue — 10 — Oto Mission —
On 10th Street north of Laplatte Road, on the left when traveling north.
In November 1833 Moses and Eliza Merrill, missionaries sponsored by the Baptist Missionary Union, arrived at the government Indian agency at Bellevue and opened a mission school for the Oto and Missouri Indians living in eastern Nebraska. The . . . — — Map (db m78023) HM

5 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Papillion — 3 — The Sautter House — From Farmhouse to Museum —
Near North Jefferson Street close to East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
The John Sautter Farmhouse was built in the 1860s in the current location of the Hickory Hill subdivision. It was occupied as a residential home until 1916. The building structure is original, but it has been relocated over the years. It was moved . . . — — Map (db m287999) HM

6 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Bellevue — 051 — Fontenelle Bank - County Courthouse —
On Main Street at Mission Avenue (Nebraska Highway 370), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
This building of handmade bricks was constructed in 1856 to serve as the Fontenelle Bank. During the financial Panic of 1857 the Fontenelle Bank failed as did most of the other poorly backed wildcat banks in the Nebraska Territory. In 1861 by . . . — — Map (db m80853) HM

7 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Gretna — 452 — New Pennsylvania Cemetery —
On Ridgemont Street at South 198th Street, on the left when traveling east on Ridgemont Street.
The Rishel family came from Pennsylvania to Sarpy County in May 1865. The locality where they settled became known as Peach Grove after a nearby post office by that name. The cemetery was established August 30, 1875, when Mary Jane Rishel Long . . . — — Map (db m293400) HM
8 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Papillion — 18 — Flourishing Papillion Businesses —
On North Washington Street (State Highway 85) just north of West 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
In the late 1800s/early 1900s, several thriving businesses operated between First and Second streets, on the west side of Washington Street. Just south of the A.W. Clarke Building was the Fred Hayhow General Merchandise Store (110 N. Washington . . . — — Map (db m288097) HM
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9 ► Nebraska, Sarpy County, Papillion — 7 — Booming Businesses in the Early 1900s —
On East 2nd Street just east of North Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east.
In the early 1900s, the southeast side of Second Street, between Washington and Jefferson streets, was a booming business and commerce center. It was also referred to as Railroad Avenue. Starting at the corner of Washington and Second streets . . . — — Map (db m288091) HM
 
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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