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Coordinates: 40.7746°N 96.7768°W. Pioneers Park Nature Center, established in 1963, is a 668-acre (2.70 km 2) nature preserve located within Pioneers Park, which is located at the intersections of South Coddington and West Van Dorn Streets in Lincoln, Nebraska. Both Pioneers Park and the Nature Center within it are operated by the Lincoln ...
Parks in Lincoln, Nebraska; District Park Name Park Type Size (acres) Location NE: 34th & Baldwin Avenue: Mini: 0.2: N. 34th Street & Baldwin Avenue NE: 45th & Gladstone Playground
The history of Lincoln, Nebraska began with the settlement of the village of Lancaster in 1856. The county of Lancaster was founded in 1859. Prior to settlement from the westward expansion of the United States, Plains Indians, descendants of indigenous peoples who occupied the area for thousands of years lived in and hunted along Salt Creek.
Chimney Rock is located 20 miles southeast of Scotts Bluff National Monument, on Nebraska Highway 92. [10] The Ethel and Christopher J. Abbot Visitor Center features museum exhibits and a video about pioneers and the migrations in the West, as well as a gift shop. [11] On March 1, 2006, the Nebraska State Quarter was released. The quarter ...
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 ...
List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska. Ash Hollow Cave. Nebraska State Capitol. William Jennings Bryan House. Captain Meriwether Lewis. Willa Cather House. Coufal site. Omaha (see left) Omaha area NHLs.
Fremont is located along the Platte River, approximately 35 miles (56 km) northwest of the largest city in the area, Omaha, and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of the state capitol, Lincoln. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.85 square miles (22.92 km 2 ), of which 8.80 square miles (22.79 km 2 ) is land ...
The University of Nebraska State Museum, also known as Morrill Hall, founded in 1871, is a natural history museum featuring Nebraska biodiversity, paleontology, and cultural diversity, located on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln City Campus near the corner of 14th and Vine Streets in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.