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Chadron also is the United States Forest Service headquarters of the Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests, and the Buffalo Gap, Fort Pierre, and Oglala National Grasslands. The Museum of the Fur Trade is located near Chadron, at the site of the American Fur Company's former Bordeaux Trading Post.
Chadron State Park was established in 1921, making it Nebraska's oldest state park. [2] The Civilian Conservation Corps was active in the park in the 1930s: Under the work program guest cabins were constructed and improvements made at the swimming pool and picnic and recreation area. Roads and trails were improved and drainage structures built.
The Chadron Commercial Historic District, located at Main St. & 2nd St. in Chadron, Nebraska, is a 12.9-acre (5.2 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
In 1921, the legislature passed a bill granting the state normal schools the status of teachers colleges. In 1949, the school officially became the Nebraska State Teachers College at Chadron; in 1963, it was given its current name of Chadron State College. [2] From the founding in 1911 to 1938, seven buildings were constructed on the campus.
An official state historical marker detailing the history of the Bordeaux Trading post was placed on the museum grounds in 1967. The Chadron Area Chamber of Commerce provided funds for its erection. Edgar Red Cloud, grandson of old chief Red Cloud, delivered the benediction and sang the Sioux national anthem. [3]
The Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron, Nebraska, United States, was built in 1935. It was designed in Art Deco style by John Latenser & Sons It is the courthouse of Dawes County, Nebraska . Located on S. Main St. between 4th and 5th Sts. in Chadron, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; the listing included the ...
The Hotel Chadron, at 115 Main St. in Chadron, Nebraska, was built in 1890 in Italianate style. It has also been known as the Railroad YMCA and as the Olde Main Street Inn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] The hotel opened August 8, 1890, as a replacement for a previous hotel that burned.
Crites Hall, at 10th and Main Sts. in Chadron, Nebraska, is the student services building of Chadron State College. The building is historic, dating from 1938, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is in Art Deco style, designed by architect Gordon Shattuck, and was the first men's dormitory at the college.