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Nebraska's History | Your family's future Stories about Nebraska History
Swabbing the Decks
Seventy-five years ago, the USS Missouri was the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan to Allied Forces, ending World War II. The signing of the surrender took ...
KGCH Wayne Hospital Radio
Dr. A. S. Lutgen, a Wayne local, established the town's first hospital in the early 1900's. During the radio rave of the 1920's, he bought a ship "radio telephone" with ...
Marker Monday: Lodgepole and the Union Pacific Railroad
Location
751-799 McCall St, Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska
View this marker's location 41.148847, -102.6349
Marker Text
The history of Lodgepole has ...
Students Dig Into Archival Materials To Tell Nebraska Stories
Three Nebraska students were recognized at the state contest of National History Day, a research and project-based program for students in grades 6-12.
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Marker Monday: Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors
Marker Text
This marker, dedicated on the 100th anniversary of Hartington High School, June 25, 1988, is in honor of two graduates who became governors of ...
Considering the National Register? First Check Out History Nebraska’s Multiple Property Documents
The next time that you walk by a National Register plaque, remember that it’s there because a perfectly ordinary person did something extraordinary. At its very core, ...
