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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NYI_the-great-platte-river-road_Sutherland-NE.html
This is the Platte River Valley, America's great road west. It provided a natural pathway for westward expansion across the continent during the nineteenth century. Here passed the Oregon Trail, following the South Platte River along much…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXX_winters_Scottsbluff-NE.html
In memory ofRebecca Burdickwife ofHiram Winters.She died a faithfulLatter Day Saint,Aug. 15, 1852,Aged 50 Yrs.While making that memorable journey acrossthe plains with her people to find a new homein the far distant Salt Lake Valley, she gave herl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NX7_county-city-building_Lincoln-NE.html
On March 6, 1855, Lancaster County was created by act of the Territorial Legislature. Many early settlers came for land, while others were attracted by the commercial possibilities of the nearby Salt Basin. In 1859, a site east of the Salt Basin w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NW2_omaha-centennial_Omaha-NE.html
To commemorate the sturdy pioneers who in 1854 crossed the Missouri River to establish the Town of Omaha, more than 500 committee members and several thousand of the city's quarter-million citizens one hundred years later conducted a twelve-month …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NFT_the-nebraska-governors-residence_Lincoln-NE.html
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NCC_the-ferguson-house_Lincoln-NE.html
William Henry Ferguson, Lincoln businessman and investor built this house in 1909 - 11. It is one of the best examples of the Second Renaissance Revival style in Lincoln and perhaps in Nebraska. Architects were Searles, Hirsh, and Gavin of Clevela…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NC7_nebraska-statehood-memorial_Lincoln-NE.html
From 1854 to 1867 the seat of territorial and state government was in Omaha. In 1867 the State Legislature appointed a Capital Commission to select a location for the new state capital. Commission members Governor David Butler, Auditor John Gilles…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NB2_wagons-in-the-west_Oshkosh-NE.html
Under a picture of a large covered wagon:The Conestoga was a heavy freight wagon. Very few passed over the Oregon Trail because of the rough terrain.Under a picture of a travelers in a Prairie Schooner:Thousands of emigrants passed over this trail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NAS_rough-going_Oshkosh-NE.html
The Way West — The Oregon Trail
For the wagon-traveler, the road from Independence, Missouri, to the Far West was "2,000 miles, one step at a time."Wagon BrakesThe most common wagon brake was the rough-lock. It slowed the wagon by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N0X_a-grand-splendid-formation_Scottsbluff-NE.html
This huge bluff towering above the prairie floor was named me-a-pa-te, "hill that is hard to go around." It was a familiar site to all emigrant travelers heading to the California, Oregon, and Utah Territories. According to legend, in 18…