Lewis and Clark Expedition, Centennial Observances of
Centennial observances by Fort Calhoun residents of the Lewis and Clark expedition's visit to their locality took place during the summer of 1904. The Blair Pilot of ...
Lewis and Clark
What We Found
Lewis and Clark Expedition, Medicine for
In 1802 President Thomas Jefferson wrote to Dr. Benjamin Rush, a Philadelphia physician, asking him to prepare some questions to serve as guidelines for an exploration ...
The Farming Soldiers
In the summer of 1819, Colonel Henry Atkinson led about 1100 soldiers up the MissouriRiver. Their mission: to establish a chain of military posts to keep English fur ...
Catfish
One of the early encounters of Europeans with catfish in this area of the country is found in the journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Just north of an Omaha ...
Lincoln and Washington Counties Named for U.S. Presidents
Several other Nebraska localities were named for presidents Lincoln or Washington, the most prominent of which is the state’s capital city, the largest one in the U.S. ...
Marker Monday: Lewis and Clark Campsite
Marker Text
The members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped a short distance south of here on the Nebraska side of the river, on July 15, 1804. They ...
Marker Monday: Tekamah
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're talking about the history of the town of Tekamah. Or ...
Marker Monday: Cedar County
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we're focusing on a marker that tells the story of Nebraska's ...
William Clark
Indian "Commission" Signed by William Clark (1815)
This 1815 Indian commission was signed by William Clark of Lewis and Clark Expedition fame. Clark was appointed ...
Marker Monday: Scenic Missouri Valley
While we think our Nebraska Historical Markers are striking, this one is dwarfed by its subject: the Missouri River Valley.
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Marker Monday: Lewis and Clark Campsite
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Lewis and Clark's journey west included a stint in Nebraska. While ...
The Brownville Story: Portrait of a Phoenix, 1854-1974
The year was 1854, just a half-century after Lewis and Clark's valiant expedition into the Louisiana Territory, and thirteen years before the state of Nebraska would be ...
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