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Historical Markers in Whitney, Nebraska

 
Clickable Map of Dawes 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 Dawes County, NE (44) Box Butte County, NE (3) Sheridan County, NE (6) Sioux County, NE (26) Fall River County, SD (19)  DawesCounty(44) Dawes County (44)  BoxButteCounty(3) Box Butte County (3)  SheridanCounty(6) Sheridan County (6)  SiouxCounty(26) Sioux County (26)  FallRiverCountySouth Dakota(19) Fall River County (19)
Chadron is the county seat for Dawes County
Whitney is in Dawes County
      Dawes County (44)  
ADJACENT TO DAWES COUNTY
      Box Butte County (3)  
      Sheridan County (6)  
      Sioux County (26)  
      Fall River County, South Dakota (19)  
 
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1 Nebraska, Dawes County, Whitney — 003 — Butte Country
Perhaps no spot in Nebraska is so surrounded by historical and geographical landmarks as this one. Numerous landmarks of the period of the Indian Wars are visible from here. The site of a legendary battle between the Sioux and Crow Indians, Crow . . . Map (db m135118) HM
2 Nebraska, Dawes County, Whitney — Grand Council Site
On this vast plain between Crow Butte and the White River, a Grand Council was held on September 20th, 1875. By the Treaty of 1868, the Government acknowledged the Black Hills and other lands in Dakota Territory belonged to the Lakota Indians. . . . Map (db m235897) HM
3 Nebraska, Dawes County, Whitney — 437 — The Council Tree
In September 1875 a lone cottonwood provided a landmark where the Allison Commission met with thousands of Lakota Sioux in a futile effort to buy the Black Hills. Based on the recollections of elderly Lakotas, Captain Christopher Robinson Chapter, . . . Map (db m235900) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 30, 2024