The frame schoolhouse in the background is part of Nebraska’s pioneer heritage-the oldest in Nebraska.
Originally erected in the spring of 1857 at Omadi, four miles south of Dakota City, the school shared the townsite’s peril when the Missouri . . . — — Map (db m154877) HM
It was near this location, a few miles south of present day South Sioux City, Nebraska, (as you look north east) that the Corps of Discovery, between August 13 and 19, 1804 fished daily, caught over 1,100 fish and enjoyed many feasts of fresh fish. . . . — — Map (db m315494) HM
An important Omaha Indian village called Tonwantonga (Large Village) by the Omaha stood on Omaha Creek in this area. Ruled by the great chief Blackbird, an estimated 1,100 people lived in this earthlodge town about 1795 and it played an important . . . — — Map (db m206966) HM
A Trial On August 18, 1804 Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark held a trial for Private Moses Reed. He was found guilty of desertion and sentenced to run the gauntlet four times, but visiting Otoe and Missouri Chiefs petitioned for his . . . — — Map (db m315703) HM
Pronounced “um ma ha” it means “against the current” and is the official name of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. The first historic record of the Omaha dates to the early 1500s when Spanish explorers, mapping the region, identified several large . . . — — Map (db m315708) HM
