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This website has more than 650 original articles related to the history of North Omaha, as well as several resource pages and other information. There are boxes at the end of many articles like this. Use them and get deeper!
African Americans started struggling for Civil Rights and creating a movement in Omaha in the 1870s? …North Omaha was home to not just one, but two expositions?
North Omaha is home to four historic districts included on the National Register of Historic Places and/or designated as official Omaha Landmarks, as well as several other historic neighborhoods that are not yet listed.
North Omaha is a community in Nebraska, and this website is meant to highlight the history of where I grew up. It features the people, places and events that make this area of Omaha great today. Read about the historian » For the purpose of this website, I define North Omaha by the boundaries I…
This is an introduction to the historical neighborhoods of North Omaha, which I include everything north of Dodge Street to the Washington County line and east of North 72nd Street to the Missouri River.
This is a complete listing of articles on NorthOmahaHistory.com. Historian Adam Fletcher Sasse has researched, written and shared more than 600 articles related to the people, places and events from the history of North Omaha.
Intro to the History of North Omaha. A Timeline of North Omaha History. A Short History of North Omaha, Part 1. 117 Over 117: The Oldest Places in North Omaha. Community Leaders in North Omaha. Hospitals and Healthcare in North Omaha. Higher Education in North Omaha. Dumps in North Omaha.
The first development in North Downtown Omaha started at 10th and Cass and nearer to the river. Then, white settlers spread westward and northeastward. At first, this area was referred to as North Omaha. Eventually it became known as the Near North Side, which served alternately as a euphemism for a segregated Black neighborhood in the area.
The major parks in North Omaha include Hummel, Dodge, Benson, Fontenelle, Adams, Miller and Levi Carter. The oldest park in Omaha was laid out in North Omaha in 1846. There are more than 2,000 acres of parks throughout the community today.
By developing a major highway through the heart of North Omaha, the government physically sliced Omaha’s historically African American neighborhood in half, leaving a legacy of controversy and discrimination continuing today.