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Nebraska State Historical Society, formerly History Nebraska, is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information ... and to embrace alike aboriginal and modern history." It was designated a state institution in 1883, and upgraded to a state agency in 1994.
1895 house expanded into a hotel in 1914—when Long Pine boomed as a major railroad terminus—exhibiting an old-fashioned "longitudinal block" layout more typical of Nebraska's earliest hotels. [26] Now a local history museum. [27]
The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 1862 during the 1860s, and in 1867 was admitted to the Union as the 37th U.S. state.
Location of Lancaster County in Nebraska. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Nebraska. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Built 1910–1912 of dark brick and limestone trim, with Jacobethan features unique in Nebraska courthouses. [8] 4: Lovett Site: May 5, 1972 : Address Restricted: Wauneta: A key archaeological site of the Dismal River culture, an Apache people who had a mixed Southwestern/Plains Indian lifestyle 1675–1725 CE. [9] 5: Pinkie's Corner
Nebraska has many historic houses. The following list includes houses, apartments, rowhouses and other places of residence that are independently listed or included in historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places, or as officially designated Omaha Landmarks:
Location of Adams County in Nebraska. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Nebraska. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Landmark name Image Date established [5] Location County Description; 1: Homestead National Historical Park: March 19, 1936: Beatrice: Gage: The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862.