Entries Containing All of the Phrases «lancaster county» AND «nebraska»

By Pat Filippone, July 15, 2015

County - City Building Marker

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1 ► Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Downtown — 105 — County - City Building — Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska —

On March 6, 1855, Lancaster County was created by act of the Territorial Legislature. Many early settlers came for land, while others were attracted by the commercial possibilities of the nearby Salt Basin. In 1859, a site east of the Salt Basin was . . . — — Map (db m88549) HM

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2 ► Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Downtown — 441 — U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Old City Hall) —

In 1874 construction began on Lincoln's first U.S. Post Office and Courthouse on a block originally intended as a market square. The building was completed by 1879 at a cost of about. $200,000. Alfred B. Mullet, supervising architect of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m66884) HM

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3 ► Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, Downtown — 254 — Lincoln's Founding Block —

The Territorial Legislature at Omaha drew the boundaries of Lancaster County in 1855. Settlers first arrived in 1856 and a county government was established "on paper" in 1859. Methodist Elder John M. Young arrived at the head of a colony in . . . — — Map (db m66883) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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