Marker Monday: Mari Sandoz in Lincoln
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Mari Sandoz (1896-1966), Nebraska historian and novelist, lived at this site, 1226 J Street, from 1925 to 1937. Here in 1928, she began writing Old Jules, ...
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Marker Monday: Irish Capital of Nebraska
O'Neill, proclaimed the Irish Capital of Nebraska by the Governor in 1969.
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Marker Monday: Duchesne Academy
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In October 1881, Mother Margaret Dunne and three religious of the Sacred Heart opened a boarding school for girls at a temporary location on Ninth and ...
Marker Monday: Mullen, Hooker County
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The Grand Island and Wyoming Central branch of the Burlington railroad came through this area in 1887 and built a siding here named Mullen after a railroad ...
Marker Monday: Baled Hay Construction
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The invention of mechanical balers in the mid-1800s led to the use of bales of hay or straw as building blocks. Pioneer builders developed structural ...
Marker Monday: Original Townsite of Oak
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. This week we're focusing on the original site of a village ...
Marker Monday: Arbor Lodge
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The stately, 52-room mansion was completed in 1903 by Joy Morton, oldest son of J. Sterling and Caroline Morton. The Mortons' first home in ...
Marker Monday: Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
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The Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1883. This area, including portions of Kearney, Phelps, and Harlan counties, once had ...
Marker Monday: Scout’s Rest
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on Scout's Rest in North Platte, originally built as ...
Marker Monday: Susan La Flesche Picotte Memorial Hospital
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This hospital was built in 1912 under the guidance of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman physician, with the ...
Marker Monday: Ash Hollow Geology
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Ash Hollow is a focal point for understanding the geologic history of the Central Great Plains prior to the onset of the Great Ice Age. It is the type ...
Marker Monday: The Soldiers’ Monument
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On March 27, 1879, George G. Meade Post 19, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Nebraska, was founded in Sutton by twenty former Union ...
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