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For membership information, see: http://nebraskahistory.org/admin/members/index.htm Article Title: Historical Land Mark Council Full Citation: “Historical Land Mark Council,” Nebraska History 50 (1969): 440-443 URL of article: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1969HistLandMark.pdf Date: 11/01/2015 Article Summary: A list of 96 historical land markers erected throughout Nebraska prior to November 1, 1969 Cataloging Information: Photographs / Images: Nebraska map showing location of markers erected by the Historical Land Mark Council ® 0 ® ® 'r----..J.." ' " 0 • " ( I I ~ ® 0 ® ® NEBRASKA ® Historical Land Mark Council Markers II A ~ I S ® 0® ® II I I C H c 0 C ~ 0 I I> W I L L D W HISTORICAL LAND MARK COUNCIL In the 1964 September issue of Nebraska History we provided a report on the work of the Historical Land Mark Council with a list of twenty-eight markers which had been erected. The first mark­ er was dedicated on May 20, 1961, for Fort Atkinson in Fort Cal­ houn. With the passage of L.B. 1147 by the last legislature the respon­ sibilities for the marker program are transferred to the Nebraska State Historical Society. The list of markers which follows are ap­ proximately in the order in which they were erected. The outstand­ ing progress of the program would not be possible without the close cooperation of the State Department of Roads. November 1, 1969 No. Title Location County 1. Chimney Rock, Nebr. 92, southwest of Bayard-Morrill 2. Fort Atkinson, U.S. 73 in Fort Calhoun-Washington 3. Butte Country, U.S. 20, east of Crawford-Dawes 4. Opening the Sandhills, U.S. 20, east of Gordon-Sheridan 5. Cowboy Capital, U.S. 30, City Park, Ogallala-Keith 6. The Mormon Trail, Junction of U.S. 30 and Nebr. 92-Merrick 7. Homestead Movement, U.S. 77, at the Beatrice Airport-Gage 8. Massacre Canyon, U.S. 34, east of Trenton-Hitchcock 9. The Oregon Trail, U.S. 6, west of Hastings-Adams 10. Oto Mission, U.S. 73-75, east of LaPlatte-Sarpy 11. Bellevue, U.S. 73-75, near Bellevue-Sarpy 12. Tonwantonga, U.S. 77, north of Homer-Dakota 13. Fort McPherson, U.S. 30, west of Maxwell-Lincoln 14. Ash Hollow, U.S. 26, east of Lewellen-Garden 15. Fort Sidney, U.S. 30, in Sidney-Cheyenne 16. The lOOth Meridian, U.S. 30, in Cozad-Dawson 17. Pawnee, Nebr. 39, in City Park, Genoa-Nance 18. Winter Quarters, U.S. 73-75, Florence Park, Omaha-Douglas 19. Fairview: Home of William Jennings Bryan, Bryan Memorial Hospital, 49th & Sumner, Lincoln-Lancaster 20. Rebecca Winters, U.S. 26, east of Scottsbluff-Scotts Bluff 21. General Custer in Nebraska, U.S. 34, south edge of Benkelman- Dundy 22. Territorial Church, U.S. 73-77, in Dakota City-Dakota 23. Boot Hill, U.S. 30, north part of Ogallala-Keith 24. George William Norris: 1861-1944, U.S. 6-34 (Norris Avenue), in park, McCook-Red Willow 25. Mormon Pioneer Campsite, Nebr. 14, south of Fullerton-Nance 26. Wayne, Nebr. 35, at airport east of· Wayne--Wayne 27. 1864 Indian Raids, Nebr. 14, north of Nelson-Nuckolls 28. Wild Horse Spring, Nebr. 61, north of Grant-Perkins 29. Capitol Hill, 20th and Dodge Streets, Omaha-Douglas 30. Bancroft, Nebr. 51, east of Bancroft-Cuming 31. Martin Brothers, I-80, Alda Rest Area-Hall 441 442 NEBRASKA HISTORY 32. Combs School: Built 1857-Closed 1964, U.S. 73-77, south of Homer-Dakota 33. St. John's: 1856, U.S. 20, in Jackson-Dakota 34. Czech Capital, Nebr. 82 and 41, Wilber-Saline 35. Old Fort Kearny, East Central Ave., Nebraska City-Otoe 36. Sam Bass and the Big Springs Robbery, U.S. 138, in Big Springs-Deuel 37. Pioneer Crossing, Nebr. 4, west of Ragan-Harlan 38. Creighton University, on the campus, Omaha-Douglas 39. The Republican River Flood of 1935, U.S. 136, west of Oxford­ Furnas 40. Catherland, U.S. 281-Nebr. 4, north of Red Cloud-Webster 41. Bess Streeter Aldrich: 1881-1954, Nebr. 1, Elmwood Park, Elm­ wood-Cass 42. Bordeaux Trading Post, U.S. 20, Museum of the Fur Trade, east of Chadron-Dawes 43. Champion Water-powered Mill, Nebr. 106, west of Imperial­ Chase 44. Winnebago Scouts, U.S. 73, near the Winnebago Agency- Thurston 45. Broken Bow, Nebr. 2, at the courthouse, Broken Bow-Custer 46. Deep Well Irrigation, U.S. 34, City park, Aurora-Hamilton 47. Republican Pawnee Village, Nebr. 78, in Guide Rock-Webster 48. Swan City, Nebr. 82, north of DeWitt-Saline 49. Sutton, Sutton City Park-Clay 50. The Bank of Florence, 8500 block on N. 30th St., Omaha­ Douglas 51. Fontanelle Bank-County Courthouse, Main and Mission Sts., Bellevue-Sarpy 52. Muir House, U.S. 136, Brownville-Nemaha 53. First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue Blvd. & 20th Ave., Bellevue- Sarpy 54. The O.K. Store, Fonner Park, Grand Island-Hall 55. La Grand Isle, Stolley Park, Grand Island-Hall 56. Discovery Oil Well-Marathon Oil Co., U.S. 385, south of Gurley­ Cheyenne 57. Osceola and the Early Pioneer: 1867-1967, U.S. 30A-81 Nebr. 92, in Osceola-Polk 58. Half-breed Tract, U.S. 136, east of Auburn-Nemaha 59. The Nebraska State Grange, Nebr. 2, northwest of Broken Bow- Custer 60. Nebraska City, Rest area, N.W. of Nebr. City, U.S. 73-75-0toe 61. The Great Platte Valley, I-80, Amelia Hill Rest Area-Sarpy 62. Ponca Indians, Nebr. 14, south of Niobrara-Knox 63. The Sandhills, June. of U.S. 83 and Nebr. 2, east of Thedford- Thomas 64. Brownville, U.S. 136, Brownville--Nemaha 65. Lyons, U.S. 77, Burt Co.-Burt 66. Blizzard of 1888, Nebr. 70, south of Ord-Valley 67. Fort Atkinson, on the site, east of Fort Calhoun-Washington 68. The Ionia "Volcano", Nebr. 12, east of Newcastle-Dixon 69. Meadow Grove, U.S. 275, east of Meadow Grove-Madison 70. Fort Hartsuff: 1874-1881, Nebr. 11, southeast of Elyria-Valley 71. Omaha Tribe, Macy, near Community Bldg.-Thurston 72. The University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Campus­ Lancaster 73. Central Platte Valley, I-80 rest area, east-Dawson 74. Central Platte Valley, I-80 rest area, west-Dawson NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 443 75. Fort Omaha, on site, Fort Omaha-Douglas 76. The Savidge Brothers, Aviation Pioneers, Hy. 20, near Ewing- Holt 77. Sidney-Black Hills Trail, Hy. 30, west edge Sidney-Cheyenne 78. O'Neill, Hy. 20, southeast of O'Neill-Holt 79. First Oil Well, Hy. 4, west of Falls City-Richardson 80. Peru State College, on campus-Nemaha 81. The Florence Mill, in Florence near site-Douglas 82. Saunders County, Courthouse, Wahoo, 30A and 77-Saunders 83. Burton's Bend, Hy. 6 and 34 in Halbrook-Furnas 84. Frontier County-Stockville, Hy. 23S, west of Stockville­ Frontier 85. Mari Sandoz: 1896-1966, Hy. 27, 20 miles south of Gordon­ Sheridan 86. The Cheyenne Outbreak, Hy. 20, southwest of Fort Robinson- Sioux 87. Fort Niobrara, Hy. 20, southeast of Valentine-Cherty 88. Pawnee Villages, Hy. 77, south side of Platte-Dodge 89. Sioux Lookout, southeast of North Platte-Lincoln 90. Nebraska Statehood Memorial, 1627 H St., Lincoln-Lancaster 91. Historic Platte Valley, U.S. 183, south of Elm Creek-Phelps 92. Lone Tree, Hy. 30, Central City-Merrick 93. Stanton County, Hy. 275, west of Pilger-Stanton 94. Battle Creek, Hy. 121, north of Battle Creek-Madison 95. Culbertson, City Park, Culbertson-Hitchcock 96. Dobytown, Hy. 4-10, west of Fort Kearny-Kearney .