List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska facts for kids
The List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Nebraska. There are 22 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Nebraska.
Current NHLs in Nebraska
Nebraska's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across 18 of Nebraska's 93 counties.
Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | County | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ash Hollow Cave |
(#66000445) |
Lewellen 41°17′53″N 102°07′12″W / 41.298056°N 102.12°W |
Garden | Included in Ash Hollow Historic District | |
2 | William Jennings Bryan House |
(#66000947) |
Lincoln 40°47′45″N 96°39′06″W / 40.795806°N 96.65163°W |
Lancaster | The home of William Jennings Bryan. | |
3 | Captain Meriwether Lewis (dustpan dredge) |
(#77000833) |
Brownville 40°23′31″N 95°39′02″W / 40.3920°N 95.65066°W |
Nemaha | ||
4 | Willa Cather House |
(#69000139) |
Red Cloud 40°05′16″N 98°31′16″W / 40.087641°N 98.521016°W |
Webster | Author Willa Cather's childhood home | |
5 | Coufal Site |
(#66000446) |
Cotesfield |
Howard | An archaeological site. | |
6 | Father Flanagan's Boys' Home |
(#85002439) |
Boys Town 41°15′52″N 96°07′58″W / 41.264444°N 96.132778°W |
Douglas | Site of Father Flanagan's original boy's home | |
7 | Fort Atkinson |
(#66000454) |
Fort Calhoun 41°27′08″N 96°00′45″W / 41.452222°N 96.0125°W |
Washington | Site of the original Council Bluff | |
8 | Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency |
(#66000442) |
Crawford 42°40′08″N 103°28′02″W / 42.668889°N 103.467222°W |
Dawes and Sioux | Site of an Indian Wars-era U.S. Army post. | |
9 | USS Hazard (minesweeper) |
(#79003712) |
Omaha 41°16′28″N 95°54′05″W / 41.27441°N 95.90127°W |
Douglas | A ship located in Omaha's Freedom Park. | |
10 | Leary Site |
(#66000449) |
Rulo 40°00′06″N 95°23′42″W / 40.001667°N 95.395000°W |
Richardson | An archaeological site. | |
11 | J. Sterling Morton House |
(#69000135) |
Nebraska City 40°40′50″N 95°52′54″W / 40.680556°N 95.881667°W |
Otoe | The home J. Sterling Morton and the National Arbor Day Foundation. | |
12 | Nebraska State Capitol |
(#70000372) |
Lincoln 40°48′33″N 96°42′02″W / 40.809175°N 96.700495°W |
Lancaster | The seat of the Government of Nebraska. | |
13 | George W. Norris House |
(#67000006) |
McCook 40°12′14″N 100°37′33″W / 40.20388°N 100.62572°W |
Red Willow | Home of U.S. Senator George W. Norris. | |
14 | Omaha Union Station |
(#100000870) |
Omaha 41°15′06″N 95°55′42″W / 41.251528°N 95.928278°W |
Douglas | ||
15 | Palmer Site |
(#66000447) |
Palmer |
Howard and Merrick | An archaeological site. | |
16 | Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital |
(#88002762) |
Walthill 42°09′06″N 96°30′22″W / 42.15154°N 96.50613°W |
Thurston | Hospital founded by Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first American Indian physician and one of the first female physicians in the U.S. | |
17 | Pike Pawnee Village Site |
(#66000455) |
Guide Rock 40°04′29″N 98°19′50″W / 40.074833°N 98.330556°W |
Webster | Claimed for the U.S. by Captain Zebulon Pike during the Pike Expedition in 1806. | |
18 | Robidoux Pass |
(#66000450) |
Gering 41°48′54″N 103°51′14″W / 41.814969°N 103.853836°W |
Scotts Bluff | Pass that was part of the Oregon Trail from 1848 to 1851, when another pass became preferred. | |
19 | Schultz site |
(#66000453) |
North Loup |
Valley | An archaeological site. | |
20 | Scout's Rest Ranch |
(#100006250) |
Northwest of North Platte off U.S. Route 30 41°09′48″N 100°47′42″W / 41.1633°N 100.795°W |
Lincoln | ||
21 | Signal Butte |
(#66000452) |
Gering 41°47′50″N 103°54′24″W / 41.797222°N 103.906667°W |
Scotts Bluff | ||
22 | Walker Gilmore site |
(#66000441) |
Murray 40°53′59″N 95°50′14″W / 40.899722°N 95.837222°W |
Cass | An archaeological site. |
Historic areas of the National Park System in Nebraska
National Monuments, National Historic Sites, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are two of these in Nebraska. The National Park Service lists these two together with the NHLs in the state, They are
Landmark name |
Image | Date established | Location | County | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Homestead National Historical Park | March 19, 1936 | Beatrice | Gage | The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862. | |
2 | Scotts Bluff National Monument | December 12, 1919 | Gering | Scotts Bluff | A landmark on the Oregon and Mormon Trails. |
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