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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. [3]
City or town Description 1: Arbor Lodge: Arbor Lodge. April 16, 1969 ... Nebraska City: 15: Morton-James Public Library: Morton-James Public Library.
Morton built a 30-room mansion. His son, Joy, expanded it to a 52-room mansion that is a look-alike of the White House in what is now Arbor Lodge State Historical Park, Nebraska City, Nebraska. On the surrounding estate, Morton indulged his fascination with trees, planting many rare varieties and heirloom apple trees.
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park: Otoe: 73.85 acres 29.89 ha: Estate of J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day. Ash Hollow State Historical Park: Garden: 1,001.03 acres 405.10 ha: Major stopover on the Overland Trail Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park: Antelope: 360 acres 150 ha: Fossil remains at a 12-million-year-old watering hole
His mother, Caroline Joy Morton, was the only Caucasian woman present at the signing of the 1854 "Treaty with the Omaha" [2] which paved the way for Nebraska's statehood. He grew up at the family home at Arbor Lodge, and attended public schools in Nebraska City. [3]
Brownville, Nebraska: ca. 1854 Residence Arbor Lodge: Nebraska City, Nebraska: ca. 1855 Residence Built for the founder of Arbor Day, Julius Sterling Morton: Mayhew Cabin: Nebraska City, Nebraska: ca. 1855 Residence One of the oldest houses in Nebraska City Fontenelle Bank: Bellevue, Nebraska: ca. 1856 Commercial Oldest bank building in the state
Nebraska City is a city in Nebraska and the county seat of Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. [3] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,222. [4]The Nebraska State Legislature has credited Nebraska City as being the oldest incorporated city in the state, as it was the first approved by a special act of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature in 1855.
Morton was born on September 27, 1855, in Detroit, Michigan. [2] His mother, Caroline Joy, was an accomplished artist, musician, and gardener. His father, Julius Sterling Morton, a newspaperman and a leader in Nebraska territorial and state politics, played a key role in establishing Arbor Day, and served as the United States secretary of agriculture in the second administration (1893–1897 ...