Marker Monday: Spring Ranche
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The original Spring Ranche, located two miles south of here on the north side of the Little Blue River, was founded about 1863. James ...
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Marker Monday: Early Irrigation in Cheyenne County
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On June 1, 1926, George A. Coulter completed one of the first four irrigation wells in Cheyenne County, among the earliest in western Nebraska, on ...
Marker Monday: Dead Horse Creek
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on the history behind the name of Loup City's ...
Marker Monday: The Watson Ranch
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In 1888, H. D. Watson established the historic Watson Ranch, at one time containing 8,000 acres, reaching from the fertile Platte Valley on ...
Marker Monday Encore: “Haumann Sisters: Lost in the Sandhills”
Six generations of the Haumann family attended the marker dedicaiton in Thedford on Sunday, May 1, 2016. From left to right: Alan & wife Ronda Haumann, Shari and ...
Marker Monday Encore: Omaha Central Students Restore Historical Markers
Left to right: Omaha Central Social Studies teacher Gary Groff with students Maddie Badura and Micah Martin
In the fall of 2015, several students ...
Fremont Man Visits All of Nebraska’s 500-plus Historical Markers
Butch Springgate is the grand champion of Nebraska’s biggest scavenger hunt. If you’ve driven on a Nebraska highway, you’ve even played it. But while you might have ...
Marker Monday: B-24J Bomber Crash in Deuel County, 1944
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During World War II Nebraska was home to eleven air bases, which filled the sky with planes engaged in training aircrews. On June 7, 1944, ...
Marker Monday: German P.O.W. Camp
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we're focusing on a small marker that tells a big story: the ...
Marker Monday: Lewis and Clark Campsite
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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: Nebraska 4-H Clubs Began in York County
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today, we're focusing on E. C. Bishop, the teacher who is regarded ...
Marker Monday: Kobs Cemetery
Kobs Pioneer Cemetery Marker, Douglas County, installed 2015
Nebraska Historical Marker enthusiast Butch Springgate sent in these pictures from his most ...
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