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

By Cosmos Mariner, August 12, 2021

Nebraska 4-H Clubs Began in York County Marker

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1 ► Nebraska, York County, York — 269 — Nebraska 4-H Clubs Began in York County —

In 1898 E. C. Bishop, a teacher in nearby Bradshaw, organized student clubs. Through these clubs he planned his school lessons so that they related to the students’ activities on the farm and in the home. The first projects Bishop assigned dealt . . . — — Map (db m181319) HM

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2 ► Nebraska, York County, Henderson — 279 — Porcupine Ranch —

Between 1855 and 1867 companies like Russell, Majors, and Waddell shipped millions of pounds of freight across the plains to supply military posts and mining camps to the West. After 1861 freighters followed the "Nebraska City-Fort Kearney . . . — — Map (db m223482) HM

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3 ► Nebraska, York County, York — 174 — Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cut-Off —

Massive freighting of supplies by ox and mule trains was a direct result of the establishment of Fort Kearny and other western military posts. The Mormon War and the discovery of gold in the territories of Colorado and Montana increased this . . . — — Map (db m79830) HM

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