Niobrara: A Town Too Tough to Stay Put
Niobrara had a big problem with flooding early in its history, so its residents did the only sensible thing. They moved the town. The whole town.
When a dragon boat came to Nebraska
Venting steam from its nostrils, the serpent-headed white boat moved mysteriously up the Missouri River without sails or oarsmen.
How a painting helped archeologists find a lost 200-year-old site
How do you find an archeological site that’s been lost for nearly 200 years? Fifteen years ago, NSHS archeologists made the discovery of a lifetime—and they did it using some surprising tools.
Marker Monday: Cedar County
Welcome to Marker Monday! Each Monday we will feature one of Nebraska’s hundreds of historical markers.
Spanning the Missouri: Nebraska’s Pontoon Bridges
Steamboats Impractical in an Age of Railroads
The Missouri River Flood of 1881
Missouri River flooding at Omaha in 1881, NSHS RG2341-898 (right).
The Rescue of Oscar Phelps
Clifton E. Mayne. From Omaha Illustrated (Omaha, 1888) (at left).
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