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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D88_nature-exerted-herself-to-butify-the-senery_Omaha-NE.html
The tallgrass prairies of Nebraska stood in stark contrast to the forested homelands of the explorers. Dense grasses, some taller than a man, covered the land. Lewis and Clark noted beauty in the vast reaches of waist-high grarsses, a beauty beyon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1757_union-walk_Omaha-NE.html
This Union Walk is a reminder to all of our citizens, as well as a salute to the unionized men and women from all walks of life, who invested their energy, the sweat of their brow, and sometimes even their lives to forge a better life for themselv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13DD_site-of-union-pacifics-omaha-shops_Omaha-NE.html
You are standing at the site of the original Union Pacific Omaha Shops.
From this point a railroad was begun that would fulfill a national destiny.
Even before Union Pacific was an American icon, it was an American dream. It was a dream as b…
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/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/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/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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNL2_millard-block-1880-1881_Omaha-NE.html
Omaha capitalist Ezra Millard, a former mayor of Omaha and the man for whom a western suburb was named, erected the four-story Millard Block in 1880-81. The first tenants were Tootle, Maul & Co., wholesale dry goods; Reed, Jones & Co., boots and s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNKW_anheuser-busch-beer-depot-1887_Omaha-NE.html
Omaha was a rich brew of immigrants, and many brought with them a well-developed taste for hops, giving rise to a half-dozen local breweries in the late 19th century. In 1887, Anheuser-Busch of St. Louis built a distribution complex in Omaha, desi…