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

By Cosmos Mariner, August 2, 2021

Antioch: Potash Boom-Town Marker

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1 ► Nebraska, Sheridan County, Antioch — 213 — Antioch: Potash Boom-Town —

For a few years, the Antioch vicinity was one of the most important potash-producing regions in the nation. Antioch grew from a small village to a town of about 2,000. When the First World War broke out, the United States was cut off from European . . . — — Map (db m178812) HM

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2 ► Nebraska, Sheridan County, Ellsworth — 085 — Mari Sandoz, 1896-1966 —

This is the country of Mari Sandoz — historian, novelist, teacher — who brought its history and its people to life in her many books, articles and stories. She was born in Sheridan County, Nebraska. Although she lived much of her life in the East, . . . — — Map (db m180957) HM

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3 ► Nebraska, Sheridan County, Gordon — 565 — Lone Willow —

A single willow tree on the banks of Antelope Creek served as a landmark along the Gordon Trail for settlers, fur traders, and Native Americans. In 1885, Reverend John Scamahorn and 104 settlers from Indiana set up camp at the Lone Willow. Later . . . — — Map (db m235938) HM

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