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Chadron State Park: Dawes: 974.26 acres 394.27 ha: Nebraska's oldest state park Eugene T. Mahoney State Park: Cass: 673.101 acres 272.394 ha: Multiple recreational and meeting facilities, fronted by the Platte River: Fort Robinson State Park: Dawes, Sioux: 22,332.72 acres 9,037.73 ha: Former U.S. Army fort Indian Cave State Park: Nemaha ...
Alliance is a city and the county seat of Box Butte County, [3] in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. Its population was 8,151 at the 2020 census. [4] Alliance is home to Carhenge, a replica of Stonehenge constructed with automobiles, which is located north of the city. It is also the ...
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 January 24, 2025. [1]
Largest lake, shared with South Dakota. Long 155 5 mph Brown south of Ainsworth Mallard Landing 90 Douglas County: private lake Maloney: 1,650 Lincoln: near North Platte McConaughy: 30,500 Keith: near Ogallala. Largest lake entirely within the State of Nebraska. Lake Minatare: 2,158 Scotts Bluff NE of Scotts Bluff Ogallala 650 5 mph Keith near ...
Champion Mill is a historic flour and feed mill in Champion, in the southwestern part of the state of Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. Built in 1888 and rebuilt in 1892 after a fire, the mill was used commercially until 1968. It is now a museum and park run by Chase County preserving the
Night illumination, Grand Court, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, Omaha, Nebraska, 1898. Many temporary buildings, structures, and features were installed for the Exposition. Thomas Rogers Kimball and C. Howard Walker were named co-architects-in-chief for the event. The two men were responsible for the overall site development ...
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.
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum is a mansion and arboretum located at 2600 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States. [5] The park is a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1969.