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Waterloo was founded by Elias Kelsey and John Logan in 1883 after two failed attempts at incorporation. In 1870, the Union Pacific Railroad designated a stop at the location. [3] The name possibly commemorates the Battle of Waterloo or Kelsey's birthplace Waterloo, New York. [4] The town was temporarily abandoned following The Great Flood of 1881.
The highways parallel the Platte and the North Platte through much of Nebraska. Many of Nebraska’s larger cities originated on or near the Platte River, as it was the first path of transportation. These include Omaha (est. 1854), Fort Kearny (est. 1848), Grand Island (est. 1857) and North Platte (est. 1869).
More than 1,100 properties and districts in Nebraska are on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these, 20 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in 90 of the state's 93 counties. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 7, 2025. [1]
The List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Nebraska.
Map of the United States with Nebraska highlighted. Nebraska is a state located in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 census, Nebraska was the 37th most populous state with 1,961,504 inhabitants [1] and the 15th largest by land area spanning 76,824.17 square miles (198,973.7 km 2) of land.
Waterloo most commonly refers to: Battle of Waterloo, ... Waterloo, Nebraska; Waterloo Historic District (Warner, New Hampshire) Waterloo, Monmouth County, New Jersey ...
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population is 584,526. It is the state's most populous county, home to just under 30% of Nebraska's residents. Its county seat is Omaha, [1] the state's most populous city.
The Elms, Aldrich's home in Elmwood, Nebraska, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Bust of Aldrich created in 1973 by Herman Albert Becker for the Nebraska Hall of Fame. Bess Genevra Streeter was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was the last of the eight children of James Wareham and Mary Wilson Anderson Streeter. [2]