The men and women of the 6th Bomb Group Association thank the people of Grand Island for their warm hospitality when we trained here in 1944/1945 before leaving for the Pacific Theatre of War to fly 1,750 World War II B-29 combat missions over . . . — — Map (db m59854) HM
On Capital Avenue near Webb Road, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of the
Heroes of 1861-65
who lie in unknown graves
on Southern battle fields.
Sleep on brave boys though
your graves are unmarked
You are not forgotten
Dedicated May 30, 1908 — — Map (db m53256) HM
On Saint Paul Road 0.5 miles north of East White Cloud Road (County Road 41), on the right when traveling north.
On February 25, 1944, a B-17G bomber from the Grand Island Army Air Field crashed half a mile east of here on the Langenheder farm, killing nine aboard. The Grand Island base served as a training location for aircrews prior to their leaving for . . . — — Map (db m181684) HM WM
Near Sky Park Road 0.6 miles north of East Airport Road, on the right when traveling north.
B-29 Superfortress Purpose: Very Heavy Bomber (increased speed, range, and bomb load) Features included pressurized cabin, electronic fire control system, remote-controlled gun turrets. Manufacturer: Boeing First Flown: September . . . — — Map (db m181656) HM
Near Sky Park Road 0.6 miles north of East Airport Road, on the right when traveling north.
The first Grand Island airport, a grass field, was located approximately 1˝ miles south of the present terminal building on land owned by H. O. “Doc” Woodward. It was used by the Grand Island Aero Company, organized in 1919 by former World War I . . . — — Map (db m181602) HM
On Locust Street near 1st Street (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling south.
In memory of the
defenders of our country
1861-1865 — 1898-1900
Committee of Lyon Post No. 11
Nebr. G.A.R.
G. C. Humphrey
C. B. Norris
G. F. Ryan — — Map (db m53249) HM
Beneath the earthen exterior is an intricate structure of Cottonwood tree trunks and Willow branches. This is a moderate-sized earth lodge—thirty eight feet in diameter and eighteen feet high at the central fire hole.
Responsible for the . . . — — Map (db m45188) HM
On 2nd Street (U.S. 30) at Locust Street, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street.
Originally designed as a U.S. Post Office and Court House, the Grand Island Federal Building opened on November 26, 1910. It was designed by James Knox Taylor and cost $108,000. The 1935 west-wing addition was designed by local architect, Charles . . . — — Map (db m53250) HM
On Interstate 80 at milepost 316.5, on the right when traveling west.
You are near the Platte River's famous Grand Island. It is approximately forty miles in length and two miles at its widest. Providing abundant wood and water, it often served as a campsite for Pawnee Indians. Journalists for the expeditions of . . . — — Map (db m79694) HM
On Interstate 80 near the Grand Island Eastbound Rest Area, on the right when traveling east.
You are near the Platte River's famous Grand Island. It is approximately forty miles in length and two miles at its widest. Providing abundant wood and water, it often served as a campsite for Pawnee Indians. Journalists for the expeditions of . . . — — Map (db m228357) HM
On 1st Street (U.S. 30) at Cleburn Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Street.
Grand Island Public School. Erected 1878.
I proclaim unceasing warfare against
ignorance, fanaticism and intolerance.
School Board, 1879
O A Abbott, Moderator
W H Platt, Director
H A Koenig, Treasurer
T J Hurford · C E Lykke · R C . . . — — Map (db m155063) HM
Near West Capital Avenue just west of Taylor Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
First known as the Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors Home, the Grand Island Veterans Home was opened in 1887. The first home was a four-story Victorian building situated on 640 acres. The building soon became inadequate to house the veterans. Between . . . — — Map (db m181697) HM
On 1st Street (U.S. 30) at Locust Street, on the left when traveling west on 1st Street.
Designed by Omaha architect Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862-1934), the Hall County Courthouse is an exceptional example of Beaux-Arts classicism and borrows on Germanic design sources. Constructed of brick accented with limestone, the building features . . . — — Map (db m53239) HM
Near American Legion Memorial Highway (U.S. 281) at West Abbott Road (County Road 39), on the right when traveling south.
In 1879 Hall County purchased 160 acres at this location where the county’s paupers could live and work in exchange for shelter, clothing, food, and medical care. In March 1881 part of the Poor Farm property was set aside as a cemetery for those who . . . — — Map (db m181695) HM
Grand Island, in the Platte River, has given its name to the city of Grand Island. The island was formed by a narrow channel branching off the Platte River approximately 28 miles upstream from the present city of Grand Island and rejoining the main . . . — — Map (db m53258) HM
On West 2nd Street near West 2nd Street and West Elm Street.
The Lincoln Highway association, formed in 1913 to build a New York to San Francisco highway, sold “highway memberships” to raise funds for the project. In Nebraska the road, which traversed twelve states, extended westward from Iowa . . . — — Map (db m45203) HM
On Walnut Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
The Martin building was designed for J.D. Martin by local architect, Oscar Kirschke. The building was completed in 1914 for approximately $55,000. One of the first occupants was the funeral chapel and morgue of the Buchheit-O'Loughlin Furniture and . . . — — Map (db m53255) HM
Religious freedom, An American ideal, has on occasion been denied certain sects because of prejudice. Mormons were once persecuted and forced from their homes. The north bank of the Platte River served as the exodus route for thousands of members . . . — — Map (db m45171) HM
On Interstate 80 at milepost 316.5, on the right when traveling west.
From 1847 to the 1860s, the Mormon migration along the Great Platte River Road marked a distinctive chapter in the history of westward expansion. In contrast to the random migrations of individual families or companies that characterized much of . . . — — Map (db m79695) HM
On 1st Street (U.S. 30) at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Street.
Old Dodge School served as one of two branch camps in Hall County housing German prisoners of war. On July 9, 1944, Leo B. Stuhr, president of the county Non-Stock Labor Association, announced plans to use the school for this purpose. About one . . . — — Map (db m53254) HM
This building is the authorized public school house built in District No1 Hall County Nebr. Authorized & constructed in 1869 - 1870. — — Map (db m53263) HM
Wilhelm Stolley
April 6, 1831 - May 17, 1911
Wilhelmine F. Hagge Stolley
April 21, 1837 - Jan. 31, 1923
Born in Schleswig Holstein, Germany
Friederich, March 26, 1857 - Sept. 25, 1938
Anna H., June 123, 1859 - Apr. 15, 1929
Born in . . . — — Map (db m53264) HM
The Pawnee: Prairie Town Builders, Pawnee History
The Pawnee migrated from the Southwest and lived in the Platte and Loup Village areas for more than seven centuries.
The Pawnee were the most influential and populous of the native peoples of . . . — — Map (db m45187) HM
On West 2nd Street at Cleburn St. on West 2nd Street.
Pioneer Park, site of the first Hall County courthouse, honors the courageous settlers who peacefully inhabited this area in 1857 when only Pawnee lived here. In 1866 the Union Pacific reached Grad Island and in 1868 the railroad donated Block 19 . . . — — Map (db m45189) HM
On Interstate 80 at milepost 316.5, on the right when traveling west.
The Purple Heart medal was originated by General George Washington on August 7, 1782 for distinguished valor and is now awarded only to members of the armed forces of the United States who have been wounded in combat against an armed . . . — — Map (db m79693) HM WM
Here is a section of an original Seedling Mile on the Lincoln Highway. It was completed November 3, 1915. Grand Island was the second city in the United States to build such an example of concrete roadway. The original Seedling Mile extended from . . . — — Map (db m53234) HM
On Bosselman Avenue at Wood River Road, on the right when traveling south on Bosselman Avenue.
This horse drawn tank wagon was used by Sinclair Oil beginning in 1917. The tank had an amazing 300 gallons of fuel or gasoline that was delivered to farmers and homesteads for numerous uses. In comparison, today's transport trucks hold 7,000 to . . . — — Map (db m53267) HM
Near East Swift Road 0.2 miles west of Museum Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The following settlers arrived here July 4, 1857
R.C. Barnard
Lorenz Barnard
Joshua Smith
David P. Morgan
William Seymour
Heinrich Schoel & Wife
Heinrich Joehnck & Wife
Wilhelm Stier & Wife
Friedrich Doll & Wife
Christian . . . — — Map (db m190217) HM
On Locust Street at 2nd Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north on Locust Street.
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States Department of the Interior. Orginally constructed to be part of the American Hotel chain for the Bankers Realty Investment Company of Omaha, the . . . — — Map (db m53251) HM
