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 21 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Nebraska.

Current NHLs in Nebraska

The twenty NHLs in Nebraska are distributed across 17 of Nebraska's 93 counties.

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Location	County	Description
1	Ash Hollow Cave		July 19, 1964 (#66000445)	Lewellen 41°17′53″N 102°07′12″W / 41.298056°N 102.12°W / 41.298056; -102.12 (Ash Hollow Cave)	Garden	Included in Ash Hollow Historic District
2	William Jennings Bryan House		November 6, 1963 (#66000947)	Lincoln 40°47′45″N 96°39′06″W / 40.795806°N 96.65163°W / 40.795806; -96.65163 (William Jennings Bryan House)	Lancaster	The home of William Jennings Bryan.
3	Captain Meriwether Lewis (dustpan dredge)		April 11, 1989 (#77000833)	Brownville 40°23′31″N 95°39′02″W / 40.3920°N 95.65066°W / 40.3920; -95.65066 (Captain Meriwether Lewis (dustpan dredge))	Nemaha
4	Willa Cather House		November 11, 1971 (#69000139)	Red Cloud 40°05′07″N 98°31′13″W / 40.08533°N 98.52029°W / 40.08533; -98.52029 (Willa Cather House)	Webster	Author Willa Cather's childhood home
5	Coufal Site		July 19, 1964 (#66000446)	Cotesfield Coordinates missing	Howard	An archaeological site.
6	Father Flanagan's Boys' Home		February 4, 1985 (#85002439)	Boys Town 41°15′52″N 96°07′58″W / 41.264444°N 96.132778°W / 41.264444; -96.132778 (Father Flanagan's Boys' Home)	Douglas	Site of Father Flanagan's original boy's home
7	Fort Atkinson		July 4, 1961 (#66000454)	Fort Calhoun 41°27′08″N 96°00′45″W / 41.452222°N 96.0125°W / 41.452222; -96.0125 (Fort Atkinson)	Washington	Site of the original Council Bluffs
8	Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency		December 19, 1960 (#66000442)	Crawford 42°40′08″N 103°28′02″W / 42.668889°N 103.467222°W / 42.668889; -103.467222 (Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency)	Dawes and Sioux	Site of an Indian Wars-era U.S. Army post.
9	USS Hazard (minesweeper)		January 14, 1986 (#79003712)	Omaha 41°16′28″N 95°54′05″W / 41.27441°N 95.90127°W / 41.27441; -95.90127 (USS Hazard (minesweeper))	Douglas	A ship located in Omaha's Freedom Park.
10	Leary Site		July 19, 1964 (#66000449)	Rulo 40°00′06″N 95°23′42″W / 40.001667°N 95.395000°W / 40.001667; -95.395000 (Leary Site)	Richardson	An archaeological site.
11	J. Sterling Morton House		May 15, 1975 (#69000135)	Nebraska City 40°40′50″N 95°52′54″W / 40.680556°N 95.881667°W / 40.680556; -95.881667 (J. Sterling Morton House)	Otoe	The home J. Sterling Morton and the National Arbor Day Foundation.
12	Nebraska State Capitol		January 7, 1976 (#70000372)	Lincoln 40°48′33″N 96°42′02″W / 40.809175°N 96.700495°W / 40.809175; -96.700495 (Nebraska State Capitol)	Lancaster	The seat of the Government of Nebraska.
13	George W. Norris House		May 28, 1967 (#67000006)	McCook 40°12′14″N 100°37′33″W / 40.20388°N 100.62572°W / 40.20388; -100.62572 (George W. Norris House)	Red Willow	Home of U.S. Senator George W. Norris.
14	Omaha Union Station		December 23, 2016 (#100000870)	Omaha 41°15′06″N 95°55′42″W / 41.251528°N 95.928278°W / 41.251528; -95.928278 (Omaha Union Station)	Douglas
15	Palmer Site		July 19, 1964 (#66000447)	Palmer Coordinates missing	Howard and Merrick	An archaeological site.
16	Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital		April 19, 1993 (#88002762)	Walthill 42°09′06″N 96°30′22″W / 42.15154°N 96.50613°W / 42.15154; -96.50613 (Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital)	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		July 19, 1964 (#66000455)	Guide Rock 40°04′29″N 98°19′50″W / 40.074833°N 98.330556°W / 40.074833; -98.330556 (Pike Pawnee Village Site)	Webster	Claimed for the U.S. by Captain Zebulon Pike during the Pike expedition in 1806.
18	Robidoux Pass		January 20, 1961 (#66000450)	Gering 41°48′54″N 103°51′14″W / 41.814969°N 103.853836°W / 41.814969; -103.853836 (Robidoux Pass)	Scotts Bluff	Pass that was part of the Oregon Trail from 1848 to 1851, when another pass became preferred.
19	Schultz Site		July 19, 1964 (#66000453)	North Loup Coordinates missing	Valley	An archaeological site.
20	Signal Butte		January 20, 1961 (#66000452)	Gering 41°47′50″N 103°54′24″W / 41.797222°N 103.906667°W / 41.797222; -103.906667 (Signal Butte)	Scotts Bluff
21	Walker Gilmore Site		July 19, 1964 (#66000441)	Murray 40°53′59″N 95°50′14″W / 40.899722°N 95.837222°W / 40.899722; -95.837222 (Walker Gilmore Site)	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 Monument of America		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.