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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13DC_omaha-firefighters-memorial_Omaha-NE.html
As pioneers settled in small towns and villages across Nebraska, the shout of "Fire" summoned fear and panic in every person who heard it. If they were lucky, bucket brigades could save part of a burning building and its surrounding structures.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13CH_gallagher-building_Omaha-NE.html
has been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13CG_the-road-to-omaha_Omaha-NE.html
Presented byCollege World Series of Omaha, Inc.to the City of OmahaJune 7, 1999In Celebration of 50 Years of NCAADivision I Baseball Championship Gamesin OmahaJohn Lajba, Sculptor
Moved from its Original LocationAt Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13CF_hanscom-park-flower-garden_Omaha-NE.html
Land for Hanscom Park was donated in 1872 by Andrew J. Hanscom and James Megeath. Improvements including flower beds, lakes, cascades and fountains greatly changed the site's rugged character. In time, the park was referred to as "one of the four …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13BW_hanscom-park-lagoon_Omaha-NE.html
Hanscom Park, Omaha's oldest remaining park, was designed by landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland in 1889. Early improvements were described in the 1898 Park Commissioner's Report: "Two lakes, a cascade, extensive flower beds, two and one-half mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13BV_people-places-and-stories_Omaha-NE.html
The joint efforts of many individuals and groups - among them military men and scientists, a president and an enslaved man, French-speaking boatmen and American Indians, women and men - determined the fate of the Corps of Discovery. Today, more th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13BN_preserving-our-heritage_Omaha-NE.html
The Midwest Regional Office, located in Omaha since 1937, assists NPS sites across the heartland of the United States. Inside this building, more than 200 people - from architects to wildland fire managers - work to sustain the heritage of all Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZVX_father-flanagans-boys-home_Boys-Town-NE.html
Boys Town was founded as a home and school for homeless, abandoned, neglected or otherwise underprivileged boys, regardless of color or creed, by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886-1948) on December 10, 1917. The first Father Flanagan's Boy's Home at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZVW_historic-prospect-hill-omahas-pioneer-cemetery_Omaha-NE.html
Founded in 1858 by Byron Reed, early Omaha real estate developer and financier, Prospect Hill is the final resting place for over 15,000 citizens. While burial permit #1 was issued for Territorial Legislator Alonzo Salisbury on October 4, 1858, ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRA0_congregation-of-israel-1884_Omaha-NE.html
Jews have been part of Nebraska's social, economic and political life since the mid 1800's. It was not until 1871 that the small Jewish community in Omaha grew large enough to organize and formally found Congregation of Israel.
On Sept. 9, 1884…