Flashback Friday: Poor Niobrara!
The town of Niobrara, located along (or as shown here, in) the Missouri River in northeast Nebraska, flooded in 1881. NSHS RG2118-5-14
Poor Niobrara, ...
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What We Found
Lincoln’s Fatal Flood, July 6, 1908
This year’s rainy season has been made more tolerable, and safer, thanks to flood control initiatives over the last 60 years. But on July 6, 1908, nearly seven inches of ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Columbus, Nebr. 1905 Flood
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesdays! We'll showcase a significant weather event in Nebraska's history. Sometimes the post will be a photo and a description, and sometimes ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Lincoln Lightning Strike
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. We'll post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska's past. Lincoln has been having its own wild ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Niobrara, the Town That Moved Twice
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. We’ll post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past.
Stereoview: Missouri River flood ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: Greatest Calamity in History of Louisville – 1923 Flood Kills Twelve
The Burlington Railroad Track after the "Cloud Burst" on Sept. 28, 1923, Louisville, Nebr. RG0802.PH000011-000068
In 1923, Louisville, Nebraska, was ...
Flashback Friday: Niobrara, the Town Too Tough to Stay Put
Ice gorge, Missouri River Flood, Niobrara. Date unknown. RG2118-5-16
Last week's Wild Weather Wednesday was so popular we decided to give you more of the ...
Wild Weather Wednesday: 1915 Red Cloud Flood
Welcome to Wild Weather Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we post a photo from our collections depicting an extreme weather event from Nebraska’s past.
Floodwaters at ...
A Dugout Flood
Imagine yourself as a pioneer living in a hole in the ground. Now imagine that floodwater is rising toward the ceiling. Welcome to rural Boone County in 1873.
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Niobrara: A Town Too Tough to Stay Put
Niobrara had a big problem with flooding early in its history, so its residents did the only sensible thing. They moved the town. The whole town.
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