Railroad Ecology
As the Union Pacific Railroad built its road west through the Platte Valley and began service, the supply of water and fuel for their steam locomotives was of great ...
Union Pacific Railroad
What We Found
Territorial Towns
In the earliest years of white settlement, few Nebraskans were concerned with the development of an agricultural system. Most were interested in the profits to be made ...
Henry Olerich, Utopian Reformer
Henry Olerich (1851-1927), a little-known utopian writer, saw his most famous book, A Cityless and Countryless World, published in 1893. It advocated the redistribution ...
Olof Bergstrom
Olof Bergstrom was a pioneer leader of Swedish settlers in the Gothenburg area. Nebraska folklorist Louise Pound briefly summarized his life for Nebraska History (March ...
Camp Clarke Bridge
Henry T. Clarke was a veteran Nebraska freighter and bridge builder, whose best-known bridge (at Camp Clarke, near Sidney) was completed in June 1876. Clarke recalled ...
Christmas on a Sherman County Homestead, 1884
Amos Edwin Donnell, Sherman County homesteader, left a record of his activities between 1884 and 1888 in the form of letters written to his parents in Missouri. The ...
Marker Monday: Elm Creek
Marker Text
Elm Creek siding was established in August 1866 during construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. The nearby creek provided both water and timber for ...
Timeline Tuesday: Union Pacific Railroad
In October of 1934 the Union Pacific Railroad's new Pullman-equipped, six-car speed train attempted a new coast-to-coast record. Dashing from Los Angeles to New York in ...
Marker Monday: Potter and the Union Pacific Railroad
Marker Location
Potter Depot Museum. 845 Front Street, Potter, Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Marker Text
Potter began as a small Union Pacific Railroad ...
Marker Monday: Lodgepole and the Union Pacific Railroad
Location
751-799 McCall St, Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska
View this marker's location 41.148847, -102.6349
Marker Text
The history of Lodgepole has ...
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