has been designated a --------------------------- National Natural Landmark --------------------------- This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation’s natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man’s . . . — — Map (db m86774) HM
The first Etna post office (1885-1895) was located three miles to the northwest. A new post office operated 1.5 miles east until 1921. In 1907 Etna saw the opening of a school, store, and telephone exchange. The store was enlarged by Andrew . . . — — Map (db m181798) HM
Gothenburg Nebraska
Early settlement
In late 1882, Swedish businessman Olof Bergstrom was working for Union Pacific Railroad in the American frontier when he conceived the idea that a town was
needed where Gothenburg now stands.
. . . — — Map (db m253053) HM
Erected on the Oregon Trail, four miles east of Fort McPherson, Lincoln County, Nebraska, and used as fur trading post and ranch house. 1860 – 61 Used as Pony Express Station. 1862 – 1931 Used as Overland Trail Stage Station, dwelling, . . . — — Map (db m86773) HM
This old station once stood on the upper 96 Ranch west of here and south of the Platte River, on the original Pony Express route. It was moved and restored by Gothenburg Post No. 64, American Legion. Erected by the Gothenburg Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m86775) HM
From the late 1840s through the 1860s, an exodus of more than 70,000 Mormons passed by here on their way to their “New Zion” in Utah. Starting from Nauvoo, Illinois in February 1846, the first group of at least 13,000 Mormons crossed into Iowa to . . . — — Map (db m275786) HM
One of the many Swedish settlements in Nebraska during the late nineteenth century was north of Gothenburg in northwestern Dawson County. An enduring symbol of this settlement is Swedish Crosses Cemetery, where three children of Mr. and Mrs. Berg . . . — — Map (db m299047) HM
