Keene Memorial Library
Fremont, Nebraska
that have web pages.
| Great Plains References | |||||||||
| The following pathfinder lists Nebraska parks and historical
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| Federal Parks & Historical Sites | ||
| Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/agfo/) | ||
| Features the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Harrison, Nebraska. Posts contact information via mailing address and telephone number. Lists the hours of operation and recommended clothing when visiting. Includes directions to the Monument and a map of the area. Highlights the admission prices, facilities, and activities. Links to the home page of the National Park Service. | ||
| Homestead National Monument of America (http://www.nps.gov/home/) | ||
| Presents Homestead National Monument of America, in southeastern Nebraska, which commemorates the lives and accomplishments of all pioneers and the changes to land and people brought by the Homestead Act. The Monument also includes 100 acres of restored tallgrass (the second oldest in the United States), the Freeman School, a one-room school house built in 1871, the Palmer-Epard Cabin built in 1867 along with exhibits, displays, and films. | ||
| Missouri National Recreation River Home Page (http://www.nps.gov/mnrr/) | ||
| Presents information about the two sections of the Missouri River set aside for protection in 1978 and 1991 respectively. Located in Nebraska, these protected stretches retain many of the waterway's characteristics from pre-settlement days and provide visitors with an opportunity to view native flood plain forest, tall and mixed grass prairie, and habitat for several endangered and threatened bird and fish species. | ||
| Scotts Bluff National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/scbl/) | ||
| Presents information about the Scotts Bluff National Monument. This 3,000 acre national monument, located near Gering, Nebraska, encompasses Scotts Bluff, Mitchell Pass, and the adjacent prairie lands. Its purpose is to preserve the memory of the historic Oregon, California and Mormon Trails. The monument museum contains exhibits about the human and natural history of the area and also holds a unique collection of watercolor paintings by the frontier photographer and artist William Henry Jackson. | ||
| State Parks & Historical Sites | ||
| Arbor Lodge State Historical Park (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/arbor.html) | ||
| Tells the history of Arbor Lodge, first built in 1855 as the home of J. Sterling Morton, editor of the Nebraska City News. Morton and his wife, Carrie, were nature lovers who quickly turned the treeless prairie around their home into a showplace of gardens, orchards and walkways. Morton later became politically prominent and was responsible for the creation of Arbor Day as a legal holiday in Nebraska, an idea so popular that more than one million trees were planted on the first Arbor Day, and since then, the observance has spread to nearly every state and many foreign countries. Reveals that Arbor Lodge was expanded from time to time, and in 1903 the Morton's son enlarged it to its present 52 rooms, and in 1923 donated the house and grounds to the State of Nebraska. Describes other points of interest, including the carriage house, Italian terraced garden, monument square, log cabin, pine grove, tree trail and the family burial | ||
| Ash Hollow State Historical Park (http://adm-server.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/hollow.html) | ||
| Features Ash Hollow State Historical Park, managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Includes a history of the Ash Hollow locale, which is important for its archaeological sites and the unusual geological strata known as the Ash Hollow Formation. Contains a map and photographs of the Park and links to a Panhandle park listing and an interactive Park map. | ||
| Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park (http://ngp.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/ashfall.html) | ||
| Features the Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park in Nebraska. Offers information on operating hours and the types of fossils found there. Recounts the area's history and includes animal sketches. Posts contact information via street address and telephone number. Links to information on other area parks and to the home page of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. | ||
| Buffalo Bill Ranch (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/cody.html) | ||
| Gives information about the Bufallo Bill Ranch, a state historical park managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and located near North Platte, Nebraska. The page includes a lengthy biography of Col. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, 1846-1917. The Ranch is a comprised of the house, barn, and outbuildings. Considerable Cody memorabilia is on display. | ||
| Chadron State Park (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/chadron.html) | ||
| Gives information about the Chadron State Park, which is located approximately nine miles south of the town of Chadron on U.S. 385 and is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Accommodations are available in a variety of formats: housekeeping cabins with kitchenettes, multi-use group camp facility, camping and "primitive camping." Reservations recommended. | ||
| Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/etm/etm1.html) | ||
| Gives information about the Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, which is located in the Platte River valley near Ashland, Nebraska. It is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Open all year. The Park is suitable for all-season outdoor recreation. It is located on I-80 between two of the largest cities in the state. | ||
| Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/ftatkin.html) | ||
| Gives information about Fort Atkinson State Historical Park, which is located in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska and managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Fort Atkinson was established as the first U.S. military post west of the Missouri River by the Yellowstone Expedition of 1819, but was abandonned in 1827. Efforts to restore and develop the site began in 1961 and are ongoing today. Visitors may currently tour the interpretive center, and view periodic living history demonstrations. Picnic grounds are avai | ||
| Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park (http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/hartsuff.html) | ||
| Features Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park, which is located near the present-day town of Elvira, and is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Includes an extensive history of the fort, which was established to protect settlers and the Pawnee from the invasions by Teton Sioux. Posts contact information via mailing address. Links to other Nebraska parks and park information. | ||
| Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/ftkrny.html) | ||
| Gives information about the Fort Kearny State Recreation Area, which is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The Recreation Area is located three miles south of Interstate 80. It is the camping and recreation addition to the Fort Kearny State Historical Park, with is located nearby. Gives further information under the headings: camping, water activities, nature trails, and general information. | ||
| Fort Robinson State Park (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/frob.html) | ||
| Gives information about the Fort Robinson State Park, which was an active military post from 1874 to 1948, and which is now managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Includes a brief history of Fort Robinson. Attractions include stagecoach rides, hiking, fishing, trail-ride breakfasts, rodeo, the Trailside Museum, the Post Playhouse, and the Chuckwagon Buffalo Stew Cookout. Lodging and camping facitities available. | ||
| Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (http://ngp.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/lakeog.html) | ||
| Provides information about the Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area, which is located below Kingsley Dam, nine miles north of Ogallala, Nebraska, and which is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Notes that boating, year-round fishing, swimming, "modern" and "primitive" camping facilities are availble. Notes a wheelchair-accessible fishing dock. | ||
| Mormon Island State Recreation Area (HTTP://ADM-SERVER.NGPC.STATE.NE.US/PARKS/MORMON.HTML) | ||
| Gives information about the Mormon Island State Recreation Area, located near Grand Island and managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Notes that the Recreation Area was named for the winter stopover used by Mormon emigrants heading westward. Includes a brief history of the 1884-1885 stopover and the 1960's development of the Recreation Area. Contains additional information on camping, entry permits, fishing/boating, and other activities. Links to other Southwest area park listings and an interactive par | ||
| Niobrara State Park (http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/niob.html) | ||
| Gives information on Niobrara State Park, located at the confluence of the Niobrara and Missouri rivers in northeast Nebraska, and managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Includes details about lodging, recreation, and regional attractions. | ||
| Platte River State Park (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/prsp.html) | ||
| Gives information about the Platte River State Park, managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, which offers unique lodging facilities, design, management, and activites at minimal cost. Describes camper cabin concept, in which cabins, each equiped with refrigerator, outdoor fire grate, picnic table, and linens, are grouped around shower and latrine facitities. Also available are rent-a-tepee, food service, housekeeping cabins, and camping. Activities include swimming, archery, trail riding, and hiking, with free recreational equipment avai | ||
| Ponca State Park (http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/ponca.html) | ||
| Gives information about Ponca State Park, which is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Situated astride the picturesque Missouri River bluffs in northeastern Nebraska, Ponca State Park is at the eastern gateway of the Missouri National Recreational River, a 59-mile section featuring the only unchannelized section of the river bordering Nebraska. Designated under the Scenic River Act in 1978, this section of river gives visitors a glimpse of how the untamed river looked before modern man changed it forever. Includes information on lodging, camping, activities, flora and fauna, and serv | ||
| Rock Creek Station State Historical Park (http://ngpsun.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/rcstat.html) | ||
| Describes Rock Creek Station State Historical Park, located 6 miles southeast of Fairbury, off Nebraska Highway 8. Relates the story of how Rock Creek Station was just another stage and Pony Express station until a fateful day in 1861 when James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok killed David McCanles and began his bloody career as a gunfighter. Explains that McCanles sold the station to Overland Stage Company, founder of the Pony Express, which installed its own men to run it, including Hickok, who was hired as a stable hand. Overland fell behind on payments, and when McCanles went to the station to collect money due, he was ambushed by Hickok. Hickok and two other Overland employees were tried for murder and acquitted after pleading self-defense. Reveals that writers glorified the story, and by distorting the facts, turned Hickok into a western legend. Describes how archaeologists excavated the Rock Creek sites in 1980, and reconstruction of buildings and corrals is ongoing. Offers an interpretive center, picnic and playground areas, hiking and nature trails and a modern campground year- | ||
| Smith Falls State Park (http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/smith.html) | ||
| Provides information about the Smith Falls State Park, which is located twelve miles east of Valentine in the Niobrara Valley, and is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Notes that the Park is accessible only by canoe. Posts contact information via mailing address and telephone number. Lists rules to follow when visiting the Park's waterfall. Links to other Nebraska parks and park information. | ||
| Victoria Springs State Recreation Area (http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/vspring.html) | ||
| Features the Victoria Springs State Recreation Area, which is located in the Sand Hills, seven miles north of Merna and seven miles east of Anselmo, and is administered by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Describes lodging, camping facilities, and such activities as fishing, boating, and picnicking. Contains a map of the Recreation Area and posts contact information via mailing address and telephone number. Links other Nebraska parks and park information. | ||
| Great Plains Sites | |
| Center for Great Plains Studies (http://www.unl.edu/plains/) | |
| Home page for the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. |
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