THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 entries match your criteria.  

 
 

Historical Markers in Wynot

 
Clickable Map of Cedar County, Nebraska and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cedar County, NE (13) Dixon County, NE (13) Knox County, NE (35) Pierce County, NE (3) Wayne County, NE (2) Clay County, SD (46) Yankton County, SD (37)  CedarCounty(13) Cedar County (13)  DixonCounty(13) Dixon County (13)  KnoxCounty(35) Knox County (35)  PierceCounty(3) Pierce County (3)  WayneCounty(2) Wayne County (2)  ClayCountySouth Dakota(46) Clay County (46)  YanktonCounty(37) Yankton County (37)
Hartington is the county seat for Cedar County
Wynot is in Cedar County
Cedar County (13)  ►
ADJACENT TO CEDAR COUNTY
Dixon County (13)  ►
Knox County (35)  ►
Pierce County (3)  ►
Wayne County (2)  ►
Clay County, South Dakota (46)  ►
Yankton County, South Dakota (37)  ►
 
Touch name above to highlight map location.
Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
1 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Wynot — Goat Island —
On 572nd Avenue near 892nd Road.
This tranquil island, where goats once grazed, is the product of the fluctuating Missouri River. In many places the Missouri meanders over a wide floodplain. Here, where the channel is partially locked against high bluffs, sandbars formed during . . . — — Map (db m315967) HM
2 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Wynot — The Lewis & Clark Expedition —
Near Brooky Bottom Road near 572nd Avenue.
In 1804-1806, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on an epic journey. Charged by President Thomas Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territory, they mapped the . . . — — Map (db m316017) HM
3 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Wynot — Sculpting the Landscape —
Near Brooky Bottom Road near 572nd Avenue.
The Missouri flows free for 59 miles below Gavins Point Dam and for 39 miles below Fort Randall Dam. These sections of the Missouri National Recreational River provide glimpses of the once undammed, unchannelized river that played a major role in . . . — — Map (db m316015) HM
4 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Wynot — Shannon's Ominous Disappearance —
Near rooky Bottom Road near 572nd Avenue.
On August 26, 1804, Private George Shannon and George Drouillard went to hunt for two missing horses. Drouillard returned the next day without the horses - or Shannon. The private disappearance seemed ominous as the Lewis and Clark Expedition . . . — — Map (db m316018) HM
5 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Wynot — This memorial is erected to the memory of the children of Pheobe, Ann and Henson Wiseman —
On 573 Avenue at 891 Road, on the left when traveling north on 573 Avenue.
Arthur, Age 16 years Hannar, “ 14 “ Andrew, “ 9 “ William “ 8 “ Loren, “ 4 “ _________________________________ Massacred by Yankton and Santee Sioux Indians July 24, 1863 between 9 and 10 o’clock a. m. . . . — — Map (db m292955) HM
6 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Wynot — Up The Missouri River —
Near Brooky Bottom Road near 572nd Avenue.
When Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled the Missouri in the summer of 1804, the river was much different than it is now. While today's course is controlled by dams and dykes, the Missouri River that Lewis and Clark knew flowed . . . — — Map (db m316019) HM
 
 
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Nov. 9, 2026