Omadi
Omadi, located on the Missouri River at the mouth of Omaha Creek in Dakota County, was one of Nebraska's early ghost towns. It was started in 1856, just two years after ...
Dakota County
What We Found
Timeline Tuesday: Bootleggers’ Carnival
The passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed the manufacture and sale of liquor nationwide, but statewide prohibition was already in effect ...
Marker Monday: Territorial Church, Dakota County
Marker Text
Near here stands the first Lutheran church building constructed in Nebraska. It has occupied this site since 1860. The congregation was first ...
Marker Monday: Combs School
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight moments and places in our state's past. Today we're focusing on a marker that tells the story of one of the oldest ...
Nebraskans’ Booze Hiding Spots
The passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed the manufacture and sale of liquor nationwide, but statewide prohibition was ...
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