List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan House
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Signal Butte
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.
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Current NHLs in Nebraska
Nebraska's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across 18 of Nebraska's 93 counties.
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Ash Hollow Cave | More images | 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 | More images | 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) | More images | 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 | More images | November 11, 1971 (#69000139) | Red Cloud 40°05′16″N 98°31′16″W / 40.087641°N 98.521016°W / 40.087641; -98.521016 (Willa Cather House) | Webster | Author Willa Cather's childhood home |
5 | Coufal Site | Upload image | July 19, 1964 (#66000446) | Cotesfield | Howard | An archaeological site. |
6 | Father Flanagan's Boys' Home | More images | 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 | More images | 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 Bluff |
8 | Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency | More images | 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) | More images | 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 | More images | 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 | More images | 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 | More images | 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 | More images | 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 | More images | July 19, 1964 (#66000447) | Palmer | Howard and Merrick | An archaeological site. |
16 | Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital | More images | 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 | Upload image | July 19, 1964 (#66000453) | North Loup | Valley | An archaeological site. |
20 | Scout's Rest Ranch | More images | January 13, 2021 (#100006250) | Northwest of North Platte off U.S. Route 30 41°09′48″N 100°47′42″W / 41.1633°N 100.795°W / 41.1633; -100.795 (Scout's Rest Ranch) | Lincoln | |
21 | 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 | ||
22 | Walker Gilmore site | Upload image | 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,[3] They are
Landmark name | Image | Date established[4] | Location | County | Description | |
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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. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
- List of National Natural Landmarks in Nebraska
- Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska
References
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ These are listed on p.113 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", November 2007 version.
- ^ Date of listing as National Historic Site or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.
External links
- National Historic Landmark Program at the National Park Service
- Lists of National Historic Landmarks
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