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5d ago
1869: Brevet Maj. Gen. Christopher Columbus Agur was named commander of the Army's Department of the Platte ..read more
Lincoln Journal Star » Nebraska
5d ago
Arbor Manor was home to food, entertainment before peacocks and other pets ..read more
Lincoln Journal Star » Nebraska
2w ago
1869: Duncan, then called Jackson, was established as a flag station on the Union Pacific Railroad between Columbus and Silver Creek ..read more
Lincoln Journal Star » Nebraska
2w ago
Scribner was home to a hotel that was ahead of its time ..read more
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3w ago
1869: A petition asking for formal incorporation of the town of Lincoln was signed by a sufficient number of citizens to make it valid, starting the process of incorporation ..read more
Lincoln Journal Star » Nebraska
3w ago
1869: Conflicts were arising in western Nebraska between cattlemen, whose herds fed on free pastures, and the Grangers, who were settling and fencing small farms ..read more
Lincoln Journal Star » Nebraska
1M ago
A familiar spot in Lincoln has a long and unexpected history, with a very new chapter being written now ..read more
Lincoln Journal Star » Nebraska
1M ago
1869: There were no railroads in the South Platte region even though Lincoln was being established as the capital of Nebraska. To encourage railroad building, Congress promised to grant half the land on either side of the track for a ..read more
Lincoln Journal Star » Nebraska
1M ago
1869: The Rev. P.B. Ruch established a Methodist Church at Rulo, which had lacked one for many years ..read more