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Homestead National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park System known as the Homestead National Monument of America prior to 2021, commemorates passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, which allowed any qualified person to claim up to 160 acres (0.65 km 2) of federally owned land in exchange for five years of residence and the cultivation and improvement of the property.
4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Beatrice on Nebraska Highway 4 40°17′15″N 96°50′07″W / 40.2875°N 96.835278°W / 40.2875; -96.835278 ( Homestead National Monument of Beatrice
The Homestead Harmonizers is a chorus created in response to a charter to operate a barbershop chorus in Beatrice, Nebraska issued on December 12, 1988, by the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.
1895 house expanded into a hotel in 1914—when Long Pine boomed as a major railroad terminus—exhibiting an old-fashioned "longitudinal block" layout more typical of Nebraska's earliest hotels. [26]
Beatrice (/ b i ˈ æ t r ɪ s /) [4] is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,261 at the 2020 census, making it the 15th most populous city in Nebraska. Beatrice is located approximately 42 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River.
Daniel Freeman's Homestead Application. Daniel Freeman (April 26, 1826 – December 30, 1908) was an American homesteader and Civil War veteran. He was recognized as the first person to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862. [1] Freeman was also the plaintiff in a landmark separation of church and state decision.
Eastham Windmill Weekend marks summer's end with an annual parade, fish fry, live music, raffle, artisans, family games. ... The full menu is at the lodge. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m ...
The Beatrice Downtown Historic District in Beatrice, Nebraska is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [ 1 ] The listing included 113 contributing buildings , six contributing structures , and a contributing site on about 40 acres (16 ha).