Pitch Pine Posts
In the Pine Ridge area of northwest Nebraska and the Black Hills of South Dakota, old fence corner posts and fence line posts are found. They measure 6 to 12 inches in ...
Dawes County
What We Found
Ricker, Eli S.
In the early 1900s Eli S. Ricker began gathering data for a book he planned to call The Final Conflict Between the Red Men and the Palefaces. Unlike most of his ...
Well Digging, by F. J. Coil
Old, deteriorating wells in early Nebraska were dangerous for the unwary. An accidental fall into such a well was described in Nebraska History (January-March 1943) by ...
Nebraska National Forest
The first suggestion that the federal government should plant trees in the Sand Hills came from Dr. Charles E. Bessey of the University of Nebraska in 1890. He ...
Fur Trade
During the seventeenth century Native Americans in Nebraska were starting to trade for European goods, such as glass beads and metal items. Whether the items were traded ...
Vampires of Nebraska
A frightening-if-true story with a supernatural twist comes out of the northwest county of Dawes, just around the Pine Ridge. The end of 1895 saw a number of brutal ...
Flashback Friday: Preacher’s Sermon Book and Diary Includes Webster, Dawes Counties
The NSHS Archives collections contain a preacher’s sermon book and diary dating from 1907-1947. The Rev. John B. Williams held numerous pastorates during this time ...
Marker Monday: The Flight of the Cheyennes
Marker Text
Just before 10 P.M. on January 9, 1879, the 130 Cheyennes held in the cavalry barracks made their desperate bid for freedom. After disabling ...
Marker Monday: Post Headquarters, 1905
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the story of a building we know very well. ...
Marker Monday: 1887 Barracks Row
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today's subject is the Barracks Row at Fort Robinson, built during ...
The Great Depression in Dawes County
For several years bank crises, national economic depression, and environmental calamity descended on Dawes County.
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The New Deal in Dawes County
When the Great Depression left Dawes County withering from economic and environmental devastation, residents put their faith in Franklin D. ...
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