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 ...
Brigham Young
What We Found
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 ...
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 ...
Did Ed Creighton loan $100,000 to Brigham Young?
Having $100,000 in 1874 was the same as being a multimillionaire today. Few people ever amassed so much money, and fewer still were rich enough to make a loan of that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Florence, Nebraska
Florence, now a neighborhood of Omaha, was once one of the oldest cities in Nebraska.
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Marker Monday: Genoa, 1857-1859
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on the founding of Genoa, a town settled by Mormons but that was ...
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