Marker Monday: The Fort Robinson Cemetery
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The first recorded interment in the Fort Robinson Cemetery was James Brogan, July 2, 1875; the last was Fred Lester, June 13, 1945. Among the 258 interments ...
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What We Found
Marker Monday: Louis Crompton LGBTQA+ Advocate
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Louis Crompton joined the English department faculty at UNL in 1955. While at UNL in fall 1970, Crompton taught the first interdisciplinary gay studies ...
Marker Monday: Chadron-Chicago Cowboy Race
America's longest horse race began here June 13, 1893.
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Marker Monday: U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past.
Today we focus on the site of the Navy's largest World War II ...
Seward, 4th of July City
Seward is known across Nebraska as the 4th of July City. Since 1868 they have sponsored a yearly 4th of July celebration nearly every year.
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Marker Monday: Old Dodge School, World War II P.O.W. Branch Camp
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Old Dodge School served as one of two branch camps in Hall County housing German prisoners of war. On July 9, 1944, Leo B. Stuhr, president of the county ...
Marker Monday: The Armour and Company Icehouse
The Armour and Company Icehouse was built in 1897-98 northwest of Memphis, Nebraska.
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Marker Monday: The Kregel Windmill Factory
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Built in 1902, this is the last intact historical windmill factory in the United States. Cousins Louis and George Kregel began windmill ...
Marker Monday: Vivian Strong
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On June 24, 1960, 14-year-old Vivian Strong was shot and killed by James Loder, a white police officer, while leaving a party in the Logan ...
Marker Monday: Massacre Canyon
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The adjacent stone monument erected in 1930 was first placed about a mile south of this area. Originally on the highway overlooking the canyon, it ...
Marker Monday: The Villasur Expedition, 1720
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In June 1720, a Spanish military force led by Sir Pedro de Villasur left Santa Fe, New Mexico, to gather information on French activities near ...
Marker Monday: The Ionia Volcano
Early settlers worried that the so-called Ionia volcano would destroy its namesake town. It nearly did, but with a flood rather than an ...
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