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Mormons and the Office of Indian Affairs (The): The Conflict Over Winter Quarters, 1846-NH1848
Mormon Summer Quarters
The establishment of winter Quarters by Mormons headed west in search of Zion in 1846 is well-known. It was located at present-day Florence, the northern-most suburb of ...
Winter Quarters Monument and commemoration
During the winters of 1846-47 and 1847-48, more than six hundred members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died in their encampment, called Winter ...
Omaha’s “Tragedy of Winter Quarters” Monument
More than 600 Mormon pioneers died in their Nebraska encampment during the winters of 1846-47 and 1847-48. The camp, called Winter Quarters, is the site of a monument in ...
Marker Monday: Winter Quarters
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Here in 1846 an oppressed people fleeing from a vengeful mob found a haven in the wilderness. Winter Quarters, established under the direction of the ...
Winter Quarters GPR Survey
Early in September, State Archeology Office staff assisted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Omaha with a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of ...
Justus Casner Lincoln, 1828-1893 [RG3725.AM]
NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG3725.AM: Justus Casner Lincoln, 1828-1893
Diary, etc.: 1849-1886Salem, Richardson County, Neb.: ...
Flour Mills
The first two Nebraska flour mills were located at the army post of Fort Atkinson and at Mormon Winter Quarters in Florence. The great distances involved in shipping ...
Omaha-Fort Kearny Road
Territorial Governor Mark Izard reported in December 1855 that $50,000 had been appropriated by Congress to construct a road from Omaha to Fort Kearny. Lt. John N. ...
Florence, Nebraska
Florence, Nebraska, has ceased to exist independently. By annexation it has become part of its larger neighbor, Omaha. Situated in northeastern Douglas County, Florence ...
Fort Kearny on the Missouri River
U.S. Army Pvt. William Ingraham and his unit spent the winter of 1847-48 at Fort Kearny at present Nebraska City. In the spring they traveled about 180 miles west to ...
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