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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Omaha, Nebraska

 
Clickable Map of Douglas 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 Douglas County, NE (104) Dodge County, NE (7) Sarpy County, NE (13) Saunders County, NE (8) Washington County, NE (13) Pottawattamie County, IA (28)  DouglasCounty(104) Douglas County (104)  DodgeCounty(7) Dodge County (7)  SarpyCounty(13) Sarpy County (13)  SaundersCounty(8) Saunders County (8)  WashingtonCounty(13) Washington County (13)  PottawattamieCountyIowa(28) Pottawattamie County (28)
Omaha is the county seat for Douglas County
Omaha is in Douglas County
      Douglas County (104)  
ADJACENT TO DOUGLAS COUNTY
      Dodge County (7)  
      Sarpy County (13)  
      Saunders County (8)  
      Washington County (13)  
      Pottawattamie County, Iowa (28)  
 
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1 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — Fort Lisa
On John J Pershing Dr at Hummel Rd, on the left when traveling north on John J Pershing Dr.
2 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — John Pierre Cabanne's
On John J Pershing Dr at Hummel Rd, on the left when traveling north on John J Pershing Dr.
3 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — 340 — Lewis and Clark Campsite — July 27, 1804
Near Dodge Park Road, 0.6 miles east of John J. Pershing Dr..
4 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — Omaha Union Station
On South 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
5 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — Omaha's First Building — Historic Building Site
On Jackson Street at South 12th Street, on the right when traveling east on Jackson Street.
6 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — United States National Bank Building Arch
On Farnam Street at 11th Street, on the right when traveling west on Farnam Street.
7 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Central Omaha — Dundee Memorial Park Streetcar Wall
On Underwood Avenue at Happy Hollow Boulevard, on the left when traveling west on Underwood Avenue.
8 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Dahlman — Gallagher Building — 1888
On 13th Street, on the right when traveling south.
9 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — "Among the Valiant"
On Farnam Street at 18th Street, on the left when traveling west on Farnam Street.
10 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Capt. Lewis…will…give us accounts of new things only — Thomas Jefferson, February 28, 1803
11 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — endeavor to make yourself acquainted…with…the nations — Thomas Jefferson's instructions to Meriwether Lewis, June 20, 1803
12 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Nature exerted herself to butify the Senery — William Clark, July 4, 1804
13 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — the Council was held — Sergeant Charles Floyd, August 3, 1804
14 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Westwardly by the Waters — Albert Gallatin letter to Thomas Jefferson, April 13, 1803
15 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — A River of Change
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16 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — A River of Hope
17 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot 1887 — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On Jones Street, on the left when traveling west.
18 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — 428 — Captain William Clark and Private Reuben Field
Near Riverfront Drive, 0.1 miles north of Dodge Street, on the right when traveling north.
19 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — First National Bank Building — Graham, Burnham & Co. — Constructed 1916 —
On 16th Street at Farnham Street, on the right when traveling south on 16th Street.
20 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — J.P. Cooke Building 1885-1889 — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On Howard Street near 13th Street, on the right when traveling east.
21 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Labor
On Riverfront Drive, on the right when traveling north.
22 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Missouri River Flood — June 2011 - September 2011 — Matthew Placzek's Labor Monument Became the Symbol of the 2011 Flood. —
On Riverfront Drive, on the right when traveling north.
23 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Omaha Centennial
On Farnam Street at South 17th Street, on the left when traveling west on Farnam Street.
24 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Omaha Firefighters Memorial — Honor • Tradition
On Riverfront Drive, on the right when traveling south.
25 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — On The Wings of Angels 9/11 Memorial
On 19th Street at Farnam Street, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street.
26 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — People, Places, and Stories
27 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Preserving Our Heritage
28 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Site of Union Pacific's Omaha Shops
On 10th Street near Cuming Street, on the right when traveling south.
29 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Skinner Macaroni Building 1914-1915 — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On 14th Street at Jackson Street, on the left when traveling south on 14th Street.
30 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — The Omaha Bolt, Nut and Screw Building — 1889
On Jones Street west of 13th Street, on the right when traveling west.
31 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — The Road to Omaha
On Cuming Street at 13th Street, on the right when traveling east on Cuming Street.
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32 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — The Securities Building — 1917
On 16th Street at Farnam Street, on the left when traveling south on 16th Street.
33 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — 400 — Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898
34 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Union Walk
On Riverfront Drive, on the left when traveling south.
35 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — 404 — William Henry Jackson — 1843 - 1942
On Douglas Street near 14th Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
36 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Woodmen of the World
On Farnam Street, on the left when traveling west.
37 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown Northeast — First Mass in Omaha
On Dodge Street (U.S. 6) at 19th Street, on the left when traveling west on Dodge Street.
38 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown Northeast — The Right Reverend & Mrs Robert Harper Clarkson
On Capitol Avenue near 18th Street, on the right when traveling west.
39 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown Northeast — Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
On 18th Street at Capitol Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 18th Street.
40 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, E. R. Danner — 447 — Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898
On Florence Boulevard at Pinkney Street, on the right when traveling north on Florence Boulevard.
41 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, E. R. Danner — 406 — Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898
On Florence Boulevard at Pinkney Street, on the left when traveling north on Florence Boulevard.
42 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Field Club — Hanscom Park Flower Garden
On 32nd Avenue near Hickory Street, on the left when traveling south.
43 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Ford Birthsite — Birthsite of Gerald R. Ford
On Wooworth Avenue at 32nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Wooworth Avenue.
44 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Ford Birthsite — First Lady Betty Ford
On Woolworth Avenue near 32nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
45 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Ford Birthsite — Hanscom Park Lagoon
On Hanscom Park Drive.
46 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Ford Birthsite — President Gerald R. Ford
On Woolworth Avenue near 32nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
47 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Ford Birthsite — Territory and State of Nebraska
On Woolworth Avenue near 32nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
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48 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Ford Birthsite — The City of Omaha, Nebraska
On Woolworth Avenue near 32nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
49 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — Alfred Sorenson — 1850 - 1939
50 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — Andrew Jackson Poppleton — (1830 - 1896)
51 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 211 — Crook House
On Metro Tech College Road (West Road) at Metro Tech College Road (North Road), on the left when traveling north on Metro Tech College Road (West Road).
52 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 75 — Fort Omaha
On Fort Avenue at North 30th Street (U.S. 75), on the right when traveling west on Fort Avenue.
53 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 4 — Fort Omaha Balloon School — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On North Road, on the left when traveling west.
54 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 10 — Fort Omaha Fire Station — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On East Road at South Road, on the right when traveling north on East Road.
55 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 8 — Fort Omaha Guardhouse — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On East Road, on the right when traveling north.
56 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 14 — Fort Omaha Headquarters Building — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On South Road, on the left when traveling west.
57 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 13 — Fort Omaha Hospital — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On West Road, on the right when traveling south.
58 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 6 — Fort Omaha Knights of Columbus Assembly Hall — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On East Road, on the right when traveling north.
59 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 3 — Fort Omaha Officers Row — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On West Road at Middle Road, on the left when traveling north on West Road.
60 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 9 — Fort Omaha Post Exchange and Gymnasium — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On East Road, on the right when traveling north.
61 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 12 — Fort Omaha Quartermaster Depot — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On West Road, on the right when traveling south.
62 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 2 — General Crook's Headquarters at Fort Omaha — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On Middle Road, on the right when traveling west.
63 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 287 — Historic Prospect Hill -- Omaha's Pioneer Cemetery
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64 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 1 — History of Fort Omaha — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On Middle Street, on the left when traveling west.
65 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — James G. Megeath — 1824 - 1906
66 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — James M. Woolworth — 1829 - 1906
Near Parker Street.
67 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — Johan and Sophia Ahmanson — (1827 - 1891) and (18? - 1894)
68 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — John Wesley Nichols — 1839 - 1910
69 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — Joseph Francis Bauman — 1822 - 1876
70 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 310 — Malcolm “X”
Near Evans Street, 0.1 miles west of North 33rd Street, on the left when traveling west.
71 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 5 — Observation Balloon Training at Fort Omaha — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On North Road, on the right when traveling west.
72 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 11 — Ordnance Magazine — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On the Alley between 2nd and 1st Roads, on the left when traveling north.
73 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — President's House
On West Road, on the left when traveling north.
74 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 7 — Quartermaster's Office and Commissary — Fort Omaha Walking Tour
On East Road, on the right when traveling north.
75 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — Spanish-American War Memorial — erected 1900
76 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — William Davis Brown — 1813 - 1868
77 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Park East Inc. — 30 — Capitol Hill
On Dodge Street (U.S. 6) 0.1 miles west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling west.
78 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Park East Inc. — 220 — Central High School
On Dodge Street (U.S. 6) 0.1 miles west of North 20th Street.
79 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Park East Inc. — Congregation of Israel - 1884
On Harney Street east of South 24th Street, on the right when traveling west.
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80 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, South Central Omaha — Jan Rosicky — 1845 - 1910
81 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, South Central Omaha — 155 — Omaha
On Center Street at 67th Street, on the right on Center Street.
82 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, South Central Omaha — Veterans Memorial
83 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Southeast Omaha — Omaha Union Station
On 10th Street near Leavenworth Street, on the left when traveling south.
84 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, The Old Market — Baum Iron Company Building 1880 — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On Harney Street at 13th Street, on the right when traveling east on Harney Street.
85 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, The Old Market — Burlington Building 1879 — The Old Market — Historic Walking Tour —
On Farnam Street, on the right when traveling west.
86 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, The Old Market — Millard Block 1880-1881 — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On Harney Street at South 11th Street, on the right when traveling east on Harney Street.
87 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, The Old Market — Morse Coe Building — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On Howard Street at 12th Street, on the right when traveling east on Howard Street.
88 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, The Old Market — Omaha Firehouse 1903-1904 — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On 11th Street near Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south.
89 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, The Old Market — Windsor Hotel — The Old Market Historic Walking Tour
On Jackson Street at 10th Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Street.
90 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, West Omaha — Boys Town Veterans Memorial
On Flanagan Boulevard at Heroes Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Flanagan Boulevard.
91 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, West Omaha — Father Flanagan Historic House
92 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, West Omaha — 226 — Father Flanagan's Boys' Home — (The Original "Boys Town")
On Flanagan Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
93 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, West Omaha — Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan — Leabeg, Ballymoe — 13 July 1886 - 15 May 1948 —
94 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, West Omaha — Right Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan — 1886 - 1948
On Heroes Boulevard south of Flanagan Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
 
 
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May. 1, 2024