Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past.
Today, we're focusing on a marker in Big Springs, which commemorates the first and greatest robbery of a Union Pacific train.
The Library/Archives recently acquired this stock certificate for the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company.
Source: Mrs. Ethel Carleton
If you had to guess the history of this object, what would you think? Perhaps an old, well-used picture frame? Actually it’s original purpose was a window frame, and it’s part of a much bigger story.
