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By Cosmos Mariner, August 8, 2021
Ponca Trail of Tears Marker
1 Nebraska, Antelope County, Neligh — 138 — Ponca Trail of TearsWhite Buffalo Girl
A marker, 200 feet to the south, recalls the death of White Buffalo Girl of the Ponca tribe. The death of this child, daughter of Black Elk and Moon Hawk, symbolizes the tragic 1877 removal of the Ponca from their homeland on the Niobrara River to . . . Map (db m182053) HM
2 Nebraska, Boone County, Petersburg — Logan FontenelleJuly 1855
”Near this location in July 1855 Logan Fontenelle noted French-Indian leader of the Omaha tribe, was slain in battle with the Sioux.” Petersburg Com’l Club, July 1955Map (db m179380) HM
3 Nebraska, Boone County, Petersburg — 205 — Logan Fontenelle
Logan Fontenelle, an interpreter and Omaha chief, was born at Bellevue in May, 1825. His father was Lucien Fontenelle, a noted fur trader both on the lower Missouri River and near Fort Laramie, Wyoming. His mother was a daughter of Big Elk, noted . . . Map (db m179377) HM
4 Nebraska, Boone County, St. Edward — 398 — St. Edward
For more than ten thousand years the Beaver Valley and surrounding prairie, with their abundant water and wildlife, nurtured Native Americans. The Pawnee Indians, whose permanent earthlodge villages were a few miles to the south, claimed this area . . . Map (db m181373) HM
5 Nebraska, Buffalo County, Ravenna — 361 — Post South Loup Fork"Fort Banishment"
On the South Loup River southwest of here was the site of the U.S. Army’s Post South Loup Fork. This small outpost of Fort Kearney was established in May 1865 by Company “E”, Seventh Iowa Cavalry, under the command of Capt. James B. David and . . . Map (db m181699) HM
6 Nebraska, Cedar County, Crofton — 167 — Historic Missouri Valley
During their exploration of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, Lewis and Clark held councils with Ponca, Omaha, and Sioux Indians inhabiting this region. The council with the Sioux occurred August 28-31, 1804 at Calumet Bluff now the southern . . . Map (db m101395) HM
7 Nebraska, Cedar County, Crofton — Meeting the Yankton Sioux
On August 27, 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition set up its camp for four days downstream from Calumet Bluff. The explorers came across three American Indian boys who told them of a large Yankton Sioux camp nearby. Knowing that President . . . Map (db m101392) HM
8 Nebraska, Cedar County, Crofton — 168 — Scenic Missouri Valley
This scenic overlook provides a clear view of the valley of the Missouri River, the longest waterway in North America. To the west is the Gavins Point Dam and the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area. The dam was built to harness the fury of the . . . Map (db m101391) HM
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9 Nebraska, Cedar County, Crofton — The Great Missouri River
The Missouri, the continent's longest river, figures prominently in the unfolding of America's saga. Flowing nearby in its 2,341 - mile course from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi, the Big Muddy is not only loaded with sediment but . . . Map (db m101394) HM
10 Nebraska, Cedar County, Hartington — 204 — Cedar County
Much of the early history of Cedar County involves the Indian inhabitants, the Ponca, Omaha, and Sioux. Several prehistoric and historic Indian villages were located in the region. In 1804, Lewis and Clark ascended the Missouri River near here . . . Map (db m181311) HM
11 Nebraska, Chase County, Wauneta — George Rowley
Near this spot stood the Rowley sod house. Built in 1875 it was the first habitation in Chase County. On October 3, 1878, while on his way home to protect his family, Rowley was killed by Cheyenne Indians during the epic trek of Dull Knife’s Band . . . Map (db m177410) HM
12 Nebraska, Cherry County, Valentine — 87 — Fort Niobrara
When a Sioux Indian reservation was established north of here in Dakota Territory in 1878, early settlers in the region grew fearful of attack. They requested military protection, and in 1880 Fort Niobrara was built a few miles east of present-day . . . Map (db m77753) HM
13 Nebraska, Cheyenne County, Sidney — 77 — Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County was organized in 1870 from lands ceded by the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Dakota Sioux Indians. In the panhandle of Nebraska, it is part of the Cheyenne tableland portion of the Great Plains. Some fifteen miles west of Sidney lies the . . . Map (db m231054) HM
14 Nebraska, Cheyenne County, Sidney — 70 — Nebraska’s Earliest Documented Burial
A distinct group of prehistoric hunter-gatherers known to archeologists as the Oxbow Complex once occupied the northern High Plains from western Nebraska to southern Canada. About 2500 B.C. a band of Oxbow people interred two of their own near . . . Map (db m231081) HM
15 Nebraska, Colfax County, Schuyler — 546 — Shell Creek Pawnee Settlements
By the early 1600s, the ancestors of the Pawnee Nation began consolidating into a few large communities. Each was home to hundreds, if not thousands, of people. Some of these were built along nearby Shell Creek. These Shell Creek cities may have . . . Map (db m179394) HM
16 Nebraska, Cuming County, Bancroft — 31 — Bancroft
Bancroft was the home of John G. Neihardt between 1900 and 1920. Here he wrote all of his short stories and lyric poetry including A Bundle of Myrrh, The Splendid Wayfaring, and the Quest and began his epic poem A Cycle of . . . Map (db m159850) HM
17 Nebraska, Dakota County, Homer — 013 — Tonwantonga
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
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18 Nebraska, Dakota County, Jackson — 343 — Lewis and Clark CampsiteAugust 21, 1804 — Lewis and Clark Trail —
When the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean went through this area their mood was undoubtedly gloomy. On the previous day they had buried their comrade, Sergeant Charles Floyd, who died of a ruptured appendix. Although he was the . . . Map (db m206919) HM
19 Nebraska, Dawes County, Chadron — 42 — Bordeaux Trading Post
From about 1846 until 1872, an Indian "trading house" occupied a site near here. Built by James Bordeaux, the trading station was once attacked and set afire by hostile Crow warriors. Fortunately, some friendly Sioux Indians came to the rescue and . . . Map (db m4529) HM
20 Nebraska, Dawes County, Chadron — 465 — Fort Robinson - Camp Sheridan - Pine Ridge Indian Agency Road
Following the 1874 establishment of military posts near the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies for the Oglala and Brule Sioux, the army laid out a forty-two-mile road to transport military and Indian supplies between the agencies and posts. Oglala . . . Map (db m89346) HM
21 Nebraska, Dawes County, Chadron — Paha SapaThe heart of everything that is. Reported missing
Paha Sapa is sacred land of the Lakota that the white man has named Black Hills. We never lived in this place. It is the womb of Mother Earth—the rightful home of birds and animals. We came here only for ceremonies, vision quests and burials. The . . . Map (db m173952) HM
22 Nebraska, Dawes County, Chadron — 304 — The Fort Pierre-Fort Laramie Trail
From about 1837 until 1850, more than a quarter million buffalo robes bought from Indians and 27 tons of fur company trade goods were hauled over the 300 mile long Fort Pierre-Fort Laramie Trail that followed the White River through this area. First . . . Map (db m4530) HM
23 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — Bison: Behemoths of the Plains
Where Bison Roam Bison once roamed the Great Plains of North America. During the 19th century their numbers greatly declined, but they have rebounded slowly with more than 200,000 bison living on preserves and ranches. Fort . . . Map (db m235882) HM
24 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — Cavalry Barracks/Cheyenne Outbreak
Site of Cavalry Barracks 1874 Cheyenne Outbreak One hundred and forty-nine Northern Cheyenne Indians led by Dull Knife were taken into custody by troops from from Fort Robinson in October 23, 1878. Imprisoned in the log cavalry barracks, . . . Map (db m174893) HM
25 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — Chief Crazy Horse
Oglala War-Chief of the Sioux Nation killed near this spot September 5, 1877 A great chief of heroic character. He fought to the last to hold his native land for the Indian peopleMap (db m174028) HM
26 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 227 — Crawford
Crawford sprang up as a tent city on land owned by homesteader/newspaper correspondent William E. Annin in 1886 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad pushed through the Nebraska Panhandle. To Incorporate the town, editor William . . . Map (db m44254) HM
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27 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — Crazy Horse
On this spot Crazy Horse Ogallala Chief was killed Sept. 5, 1877Map (db m173969) HM WM
28 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 426 — Fighting in the Buttes
After escaping from Fort Robinson on January 9, 1879, the Cheyennes climbed the buttes to the south and fled through this area, pursued by Third Cavalrymen. Soldiers and Cheyennes fought sharp engagements west of here on January 11 and 13. The . . . Map (db m235873) HM
29 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 274 — Officers’ Row, 1874-1875
These officers quarters with adobe brick walls are the oldest original buildings at Fort Robinson. The post surgeon noted they had dirt floors and complained over delays in shipping heating stoves. A frame lean-to at the rear provided kitchen . . . Map (db m223436) HM
30 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 116 — Red Cloud Agency
Red Cloud Agency was established here in 1873 for Chief Red Cloud and his Oglala band, as well as for other northern plains Indians, totaling nearly 13,000. Their earlier agency had been located on the North Platte near Fort Laramie. The . . . Map (db m223441) HM
31 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — Site of Red Cloud Indian Agency
Site of Red Cloud Indian Agency 1873-1877Map (db m174045) HM
32 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 265 — The Death of Baptiste Garnier
The Chief of Fort Robinson Scouts, Baptiste “Little Bat” Garnier was shot by James Haguewood, bartender, in this building known as Dietrich’s Saloon, December 16, 1900. “Little Bat” died near the center of the street intersection about 3 a.m. and . . . Map (db m235888) HM
33 Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 425 — The Flight of the Cheyennes
Just before 10 P. M. on January 9, 1879, the 130 Cheyennes held in the cavalry barracks made their desperate bid for freedom. After disabling the soldier guards, they fled across this ground to the White River beyond. Under heavy fire from . . . Map (db m223442) HM WM
34 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
35 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
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36 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
37 Nebraska, Dawson County, Cozad — 73 — Central Platte Valley
Here in Dawson county, much of the early history is concerned with the pioneer trails to the west. The Mormon Trail to Utah and the first transcontinental railroad passed through here on the north side of the Platte River; the Oregon Trail and the . . . Map (db m68060) HM
38 Nebraska, Dawson County, Lexington — Plum Creek Railroad Attack
Here, on August 7, 1867, a band of Southern Cheyennes, led by Chief Turkey Leg, wrecked a west-bound Union Pacific freight train and handcar which preceded it. The engineer and fireman were killed and the boxcars looted and burned. One of the . . . Map (db m120893) HM
39 Nebraska, Dawson County, Overton — 222 — The Tobin Indian Raid
Railroads played an important role in the settlement of the Great Plains. Their construction was particularly damaging to the Indian way of life, since railroads helped the military to patrol rapidly along their lines, and villages and farming . . . Map (db m101854) HM
40 Nebraska, Deuel County, Big Springs — Deuel County Nebraska
The southeast corner of the Nebraska panhandle was organized November 6, 1888 from a part of Cheyenne County. Deuel County has two incorporated towns, Chappell, the County Seat and Big Springs. Before 1850 Teton Sioux Indians camped on the . . . Map (db m119438) HM
41 Nebraska, Dixon County, Ponca — 149 — Ponca
Ponca, one of northeast Nebraska’s earliest communities, was platted in 1856 by Frank West and laid out by Dr. Solomon B. Stough. The town was named for the Ponca Indian tribe that inhabited the area when the first white settlers arrived. The . . . Map (db m206794) HM
42 Nebraska, Dixon County, Ponca — 270 — Ponca State Park
When French traders and trappers explored the river in the early 1700's, the Ioway Indians occupied this area. Later explorers, such as Lewis and Clark, also traveled the Missouri. White settlement began in the late 1850's when the Omaha and Ponca, . . . Map (db m170764) HM
43 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — Fort Lisa
Built near this site in 1807 by Manuel Lisa, trader and indian commissioner, through whose influence the Omaha, Pawnee, Ponca, Otoe and Sioux tribes remained loyal to the United States during the War of 1812.Map (db m7892) HM
44 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha — 340 — Lewis and Clark CampsiteJuly 27, 1804
At the camp established very near here Captain Clark wrote about the "butifull Breeze from the N W. this evening which would have been verry agreeable, had the Misquiters been tolerably Pacifick, but thy were rageing all night." Clark may have . . . Map (db m7886) HM
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45 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Capt. Lewis…will…give us accounts of new things onlyThomas Jefferson, February 28, 1803
Between 1804 and 1806, the Corps of Discovery traveled from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific coast and back. President Jefferson instructed Meriwether Lewis to collect information on "the soil & face of the country, [its] growth & vegetable . . . Map (db m72050) HM
46 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — endeavor to make yourself acquainted…with…the nationsThomas Jefferson's instructions to Meriwether Lewis, June 20, 1803
In August 1804, members of the Expedition visited villages like this one, homes to the Otoe and Missouria who lived in what is today Omaha. Planning to invite these tribes to a council, or meeting, the explorers found the villages deserted. The . . . Map (db m72049) HM
47 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — the Council was heldSergeant Charles Floyd, August 3, 1804
Near here, the Corps of Discovery held its first council, making speeches and presenting gifts to the Otoe and Missouria. Communicating through an interpreter, members of the Expedition believed their messages were clear. But were they? This . . . Map (db m72057) HM
48 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — Westwardly by the WatersAlbert Gallatin letter to Thomas Jefferson, April 13, 1803
In 1803 the Missouri River carried the hopes of the young United States in its dark and unpredictable waters. President Thomas Jefferson sought a "direct & practicable water communication across the continent, for the purposes of commerce." The . . . Map (db m72059) HM
49 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown — People, Places, and Stories
The joint efforts of many individuals and groups – among them military men and scientists, a president and an enslaved man, French-speaking boatmen and American Indians, women and men – determined the fate of the Corps of Discovery. . . . Map (db m57978) HM
50 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — Andrew Jackson Poppleton(1830 - 1896)
Andrew was born on July 25, 1830, in Oakland County, Michigan, one of seven children, and was reared on a farm. His father, William, had served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Andrew attended the University of Michigan, and . . . Map (db m58201) HM
51 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, North Omaha — 1 — History of Fort OmahaFort Omaha Walking Tour
As a result of a major confrontation from 1866-1868 between the U.S. Army and the Lakota (Sioux), the U.S. government signed a treaty agreeing that the Army would abandon several posts along the Bozeman Trail. By this time, the Union Pacific had . . . Map (db m58157) HM
52 Nebraska, Frontier County, Stockville — 84 — Frontier County Stockville
When Frontier County was organized in 1872, Stockville became the county seat. During its first decade no real town existed, it being only a trading center for the ranchers of the region. It was not until the middle-eighties, when the county filled . . . Map (db m223453) HM
53 Nebraska, Furnas County, Holbrook — 83 — Burton's Bend
Faced with the great influx of white settlers after the Civil War, hostile Sioux and Cheyenne Indians retreated into the Republican River Valley. Here they found a nearly ideal location since the valley remained one of the great buffalo ranges of . . . Map (db m176855) HM
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54 Nebraska, Gage County, Barneston — 214 — The Oto and Missouri Agency
After 1854 the Oto and Missouri Indian village and agency were located near here. For many years the two tribes had been living along the lower portion of the Platte River, but when Nebraska became a territory they relinquished all claims to . . . Map (db m78011) HM
55 Nebraska, Gage County, Beatrice — Deep Roots in the Earth
The most important part of a living prairie is something you can't see without taking a shovel in hand. The dense, interlocking roots of prairie grasses make an underground structure unlike anything seen in the woodlands of the East. The insects, . . . Map (db m47596) HM
56 Nebraska, Garden County, Lewellen — 15 — Ash Hollow
Ash Hollow was famous on the Oregon Trail. A branch of the trail ran northwestward from the Lower California Crossing of the South Platte River a few miles west of Brule, and descended here into the North Platte Valley. The hollow, named for a . . . Map (db m2503) HM
57 Nebraska, Garden County, Lewellen — Trading Post
      In 1854, the Federal Government hired contractors to carry the mail over the old trail to Salt Lake City and onto California. They built a mail station at Ash Hollow.       Most of these mail stations became trading posts, carrying a small . . . Map (db m87326) HM
58 Nebraska, Garfield County, Burwell — 188 — Garfield County
In 1872, settlement pioneered by Charles H. Jones in what is now Garfield County, followed the North Loup River northwestward to its junction with the Calamus River. In 1875, the post office serving the area near the confluence of the rivers was . . . Map (db m181898) HM
59 Nebraska, Garfield County, Burwell — 307 — The Calamus Valley
The source of the Calamus River is spring-fed Moon Lake, 60 miles northwest of here. The river was named after a common marsh plant eaten by muskrats. Archeological evidence indicates that prehistoric Indians camped in the valley as early as 3,000 . . . Map (db m189344) HM
60 Nebraska, Garfield County, Burwell — 373 — The Pebble Creek Fight
In 1872-73 white settlers were moving into the North Loup Valley. Their presence sparked occasional conflicts with Lakota Sioux wandering down from the north to hunt or raid the Pawnee Reservation near Genoa. On January 18, 1874, Sioux passing . . . Map (db m181899) HM
61 Nebraska, Hall County, Grand Island — Earth Lodge Design and Construction
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
62 Nebraska, Hall County, Grand Island — Fort O. K. Cannon
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63 Nebraska, Hall County, Grand Island — 172 — Grand Island
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
64 Nebraska, Hall County, Grand Island — 55 — La Grande Isle
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
65 Nebraska, Hall County, Grand Island — The Pawnee: Prairie Town Builders, Pawnee History
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
66 Nebraska, Hitchcock County, Trenton — 8 — Massacre Canyon
The adjacent stone monument erected in 1930 was first placed about a mile south of this area. Originally on the highway overlooking the canyon, it was moved to this location after the highway was relocated. Massacre Canyon is the large canyon . . . Map (db m79361) HM
67 Nebraska, Jefferson County, Fairbury — Virginia Station — (Whiskey Run)The Pony Express — 1860:1861 • 1960:1961 —
Pony Express riders and Oregon Trail emigrants used Virginia Station, once located near this site. Indians traded for whiskey at the station and harassed the emigrant trains. The whiskey was dumped in a near-by creek, thus dubbing the station . . . Map (db m177351) HM
68 Nebraska, Johnson County, Cook — 357 — Cook
This region was once home to Oto and Missouri Indians, who ceded their land to the government before Nebraska Territory was created in 1854. White settlers arrived in 1857 and founded a town and post office named Helena about four miles west of . . . Map (db m177292) HM
69 Nebraska, Keith County, Ogallala — 549 — Escape of the Northern Cheyenne
By 1878 more than 300 Northern Cheyennes were desperate to escape their hated reservation in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Led by Dull Knife and Little Wolf, they headed for their homeland in the north, fighting their way across Kansas. At about . . . Map (db m178707) HM
70 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — An Ocean of GrassPonca and the Prairie Environment
Seen through Ponca eyes, the original prairie environment was a cherished sea of grasses and plants. Together, with the buffalo, we kept the prairie healthy. Buffalo herds would graze the vast landscape, and our people would collect different types . . . Map (db m192598) HM
71 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — I Carry My Home With MeThe Ponca Tipi
In contrast to the village earthlodge, the tipi was a light and portable shelter. It was a kind of seasonal, second home. Constructed of slender wooden poles and buffalo hide, tipis were pitched in a circular arrangement during the bison hunt and . . . Map (db m192656) HM
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72 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — Our Ponca Tribal Community BuildingA Social Hub, Then and Now
This building was constructed in 1936 by the Indian Emergency Conservation Work (IECW) force. Like the Civilian Conservation Corps, the IECW was part of the country's New Deal program aimed at providing economic relief during the Great Depression. . . . Map (db m192597) HM
73 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — Our Village HomesThe Ponca Earthlodge: Maithi
Back in the day, our people lived in villages comprised of earthlodges. We called the lodges maithi, and they were set beside our gardens and crops. These dwellings were constructed by women, though men sometimes helped to cut and carry in the . . . Map (db m192655) HM
74 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — Pow Wow!Celebrating Our Native Culture
After a tragic history of forced relocation and land loss many tribes began coming together in the mid-20th century for intertribal gatherings. It was here that each tribe's long history of seasonal dances and sacred ceremonies culminated in a new . . . Map (db m192596) HM
75 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — Symbol of Our SpiritThe Ponca and the Buffalo
For thousands of years our people depended upon the buffalo. We ate its meat, used its hides for our homes and clothing, its horns to make spoons, and our children even used the buffalo's ribs to make winter sleds. Every part of the animal was . . . Map (db m192600) HM
76 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — The Buffalo's GiftMaize and Early Ponca Agriculture
Unlike most other Plains Indians, our people grew maize and kept vegetable gardens. Tribal teachings tell of how corn was discovered:
Once there was a camp located between two creeks. Seven buffalo stood at the mouth of these creeks. . . . Map (db m192654) HM
77 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — The Land is Sacred to the Ponca People as is Water
maN zhaN (the land) is xube' (sacred) to the Ponca People as is Ni' (water). Following forced removal of the Ponca Tribe to Oklahoma, the tribe split into two groups. The members that stayed in Oklahoma are now referred to . . . Map (db m192657) HM
78 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — 62 — The Ponca Tribe
This has been the homeland of the Ponca Indians since earliest recorded history. In 1868 the federal government signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie, which transferred the land to the Sioux without the permission of the Ponca. Treaties made with the . . . Map (db m179194) HM
79 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — Water Invites ReflectionPonca Perspective on Water and Life
Seen through Native eyes, the land and water are alive. Rocks, trees, meadows, and rivers: all of these natural elements possess their own life spirit. In our culture, Mother Earth is a powerful force in everyday life. We believe that our people, . . . Map (db m192653) HM
80 Nebraska, Knox County, Niobrara — Water's EdgeFlow of life in the Riparian Habitat
Our villages and old trails were always located near rivers or streams. Waterways were the highways of days gone by, and we used them for travel and trade. Sometimes they would also function as natural yet strategic barriers between one tribe and . . . Map (db m192599) HM
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81 Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Downtown — Chief Standing BearJustice Administration Building
Sponsored by Senator Tom Brewer, legislative resolution 271 in the one hundred seventh legislature renamed the state office building located at 521 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, as The Chief Standing Bear Justice Administration Building. The . . . Map (db m212117) HM WM
82 Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Downtown — Chief Standing Bear
From his birth on the banks of the Niobrara River in Nebraska until his death in 1908, Chief Standing Bear spent his life in a constant struggle to gain equality and justice for our nation's Native Americans. Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca Tribe . . . Map (db m212118) HM
83 Nebraska, Lincoln County, Maxwell — 14 — Fort McPherson
The fort was established on the Oregon Trail on the south side of the Platte River in October 1863, on the eve of intensified Indian raids on the Plains. Built next to the well-known Cottonwood Springs and McDonald ranch, it commanded a . . . Map (db m101821) HM
84 Nebraska, Lincoln County, North Platte — "Buffalo Bill" Cody
• Born Feb. 26, 1846 near Le Claire, Iowa • Pony Express rider in 1860 • Union Army Scout in 1861 • Scout for 5th Cavalry in 1868 • Chief of Scouts against the Sioux 1890 • Stage driver between Ft. Kearney & No Platte Nebr 1865 • Called . . . Map (db m130199) HM
85 Nebraska, Lincoln County, North Platte — 197 — Fort McPherson
The fort near here was established on the Oregon Trail on the south side of the Platte River in October 1863, on the eve of intensified Indian raids on the Plains. Built next to the well-known Cottonwood Springs and McDonald ranches, it commanded a . . . Map (db m180897) HM
86 Nebraska, Lincoln County, North Platte — Fort McPherson Cabin
This log cabin was constructed by the United States Army in the 1860's or 1870's at Fort McPherson. The logs were cut from the hills south of the Platte River near present-day Maxwell, Nebraska. Fort McPherson was established in 1863 by a . . . Map (db m191702) HM
87 Nebraska, Lincoln County, North Platte — Pawnee Indian Garden
The Pawnee were one of the most important Native American tribes of the Plains area. By the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries they were living in circular earthlodges in large villages, sometimes including more than a thousand people. . . . Map (db m191940) HM
88 Nebraska, Lincoln County, North Platte — 89 — Sioux Lookout
Sioux Lookout, the highest point in Lincoln County, was a prominent landmark on the overland trails. From its lofty summit the development of the West unfolded before the eyes of the Sioux and other Indians. Trappers and traders came by here . . . Map (db m107393) HM
89 Nebraska, Madison County, Battle Creek — 94 — Battle Creek
Near this site, July 12, 1859, Nebraska Territorial Militia and U. S. Army Dragoons, totaling 300 men, under the joint command of General John Milton Thayer and Lieutenant Beverly Holcombe Robertson, prepared to attack a large Pawnee village. . . . Map (db m189244) HM
90 Nebraska, Nance County, Genoa — 104 — Genoa: 1857-1859
Genoa, named by the Mormon Pioneers, was among several temporary settlements established by the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1857, along the 1000-mile trail from Florence, Nebraska to Salt Lake City. These settlements were to serve as . . . Map (db m179388) HM
91 Nebraska, Nance County, Genoa — 18 — Pawnee
This was Pawnee Country, the last Nebraska home of an Indian Confederacy which once numbered more than 10,000, consisting of four tribes — Skidi, Grand, Republican and Tapage. Their domain covered a large part of Central Nebraska where they lived in . . . Map (db m179389) HM
92 Nebraska, Nance County, Genoa — U. S. Indian Industrial School BuildingBuilt c. 1907
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m192740) HM
93 Nebraska, Nemaha County, Auburn — 58 — Half-Breed Tract Reported missing
It was an accepted custom for many early fur traders to marry into Indian tribes. As the Indians ceded their lands, the rights of the half-breed descendants were not always identified. This situation was recognized by the government in 1830, byt . . . Map (db m48131) HM
94 Nebraska, Nemaha County, Brownville — 1854 Didier Log Cabin
John B. Didier, Frenchman/Fur Trader• December 25, 1827 — Birth of John B. Didier, II to John and Anna B. Didier in France • 1827 — Arrived in America, settling in Cincinnati, Ohio • 1849 — Moved to St. Louis, MO, worked for . . . Map (db m194896) HM
95 Nebraska, Nuckolls County, Nelson — 28 — 1864 Indian Raids
During the Civil War many regular troops were withdrawn from Plains military posts to fight in the east. The Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho, seizing this opportunity, attempted to drive white settlers from their lands. Beginning on August 7, 1864, . . . Map (db m76706) HM
96 Nebraska, Otoe County, Nebraska City — Barge / Keelboat (replica)
The Lewis & Clark Expedition Barge/Keelboat was 55 feet long and 8 feet 4 inches wide and drew 2 to 2.5 foot [sic] of water when loaded with an estimated 12 to 15 ton[s] of supplies. The preponderance of the historic evidence indicates that it . . . Map (db m66982) HM
97 Nebraska, Otoe County, Nebraska City — Earth Lodge Villages
The Otoe and Missouria people who lived in this area in the 1700s and 1800s built villages with small groupings of earth lodges. Like the Omahas, Poncas and Pawnees who lived in Nebraska and Kansas, and Mandans, Arikawas and Hidatsas in the . . . Map (db m66979) HM
98 Nebraska, Pawnee County, Pawnee City — 481 — Pawnee City
Pawnee City, the county seat of Pawnee County, was platted and the first lots were sold in the spring of 1857. The county, named for the Pawnee Indians who lived in Nebraska for generations, was defined by the territorial legislature on March 3, . . . Map (db m223472) HM
99 Nebraska, Pawnee County, Steinauer — 184 — Village of Steinauer
Warnings to avoid “bloody Kansas” prompted the Steinauer brothers, Anton, Nicholas, and Joseph, to settle here in Pawnee County. They arrived in September 1856, only two years after the creation of Nebraska Territory. Famine and depression had . . . Map (db m177419) HM
100 Nebraska, Phelps County, Bertrand — Plum Creek Massacre SiteAugust 8, 1864
An early morning attack on a train of 12 wagons at this spot resulted in the death of 11 men and the capture of Mrs. Thomas Morton and 9 year old Danny Marble. The attack was by Indian “Dog Soldiers” of the Cheyenne Tribe led by Chief . . . Map (db m62794) HM

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