 view gallery S1.8 km
|   AGRICULTURAL PARK
in Nebraska Historical Markers On June 3, 1941. On that date, a non-profit organization was formed for the purpose of "encouraging improvement in all things pertaining to agriculture, industry, merchandising, domestic science and good citizenship in Platte County. posted by:  plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/29/2008 last visited: 04/25/2007 |
 view gallery SW2.6 km
|  Platte County Courthouse, Columbus, NE
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This Courthouse, Platte County's second, was dedicated in 1922. posted by:  NevaP location: Nebraska date approved: 05/06/2008 last visited: 04/28/2007 |
 view gallerySW2.6 km |  Platte County Courthouse, Columbus, NE
in Courthouses This Classical revival Courthouse replaced an 1870 building. posted by: NevaP location: Nebraska date approved: 05/05/2008 last visited: 04/28/2007 |
 view gallerySW2.6 km |  Platte County Clock ~ Columbus, NE
in Town Clocks Free-standing clock on the grounds of the Platte County Courthouse in downtown Columbus, NE. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/30/2008 last visited: 04/28/2007 |
 view gallerySW2.6 km |  Civil War Memorial Obelisk ~ Columbus, NE
in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials This eagle-topped obelisk is a memorial to the Union Soldiers in the Civil War 1861 ~ 1865. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/30/2008 last visited: 04/28/2007 |
 view gallerySW2.6 km |  Civil War Memorial Obelisk ~ Columbus, NE
in Obelisks Civil War Memorial and Obelisk topped with a freedom eagle at Civic Center in Columbus, NE. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/30/2008 last visited: 04/28/2007 |
 view gallerySW2.6 km |  Columbus Jaycees Sundial ~ Columbus, NE USA
in Sundials Sundial near Civic Center in downtown Columbus. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/31/2008 last visited: 04/28/2007 |
 view gallerySW3.4 km |  Lincoln Highway Viaduct over Loup River -- Columbus NE USA
in Lincoln Highway An elegant truss bridge carries the US30/Lincoln Highway southbound over the Loup River as you come into Columbus, Nebraska. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 03/08/2023 last visited: 03/09/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.5 km | THE NORTH BROTHERS in Nebraska Historical Markers William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill," later Frank North's ranching partner, first became associated with him in the campaign which culminated with the battle of Summit Springs, 1869. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/29/2008 last visited: 02/08/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  FIRST Main Street in town -- Columbus NE USA
in First of its Kind The first Main Street in the town of Columbus, NE was the famous covered wagon emigrant route to the west known as the Mormon/California/Oregon Trail posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/10/2023 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  "Overland Trail was once Main Street Columbus" -- Columbus NE USA
in News Article Locations An article in the local newspaper for the 150th anniversary of the Union Pacific RR's arrival in 1866 recalls the town's days along the Oregon Trail, when the famous emigrant trail was the town's Main Street - and what happened after. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/09/2023 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km | THE VILLASUR EXPEDITION - 1720 in Nebraska Historical Markers Site of the 1770 massacre of the Spanish Villasur expedition was the deepest official penetration of the Great Plains by Spanish explorers. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/29/2008 last visited: 02/08/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km | North Branch Oregon Trail in Nebraska Historical Markers Memorial to Early Pioneers by Platte County. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: Nebraska date approved: 05/29/2008 last visited: 02/08/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km | North Branch of the California/Mormon/Oregon Trail -- Pawnee Park, Columbus NE USA in Lincoln Highway The North Branch of the California/Mormon/Oregon Trail in Pawnee Park, DAR Monument along the Lincoln Highway in Columbus, Nebraska. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 03/07/2023 last visited: 03/08/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  Pioneer -- Pawnee Park, Columbus NE
in Figurative Public Sculpture This statue of a North Branch of the Oregon Trail pioneer stands in Pawnee Park, Columbus NE posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/10/2023 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  North Branch of the California/Mormon/Oregon Trail -- Pawnee Park, Columbus NE USA
in Wagon Roads and Trails An elegant and thought-provoking DAR memorial in Pawnee Park commemorates the North branch of the Oregon Trail, which followed the Loup River through what is now the city of Columbus NE posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/08/2023 last visited: 02/09/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  Pioneer -- Pawnee Park, Columbus NE
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures The North Branch of the Oregon Trail commemorative statue "Pioneer" is listed in the SIRIS database posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 03/06/2023 last visited: 03/06/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  North Branch of the California/Mormon/Oregon Trail DAR Monument -- Pawnee Park, Columbus, NE, USA
in Daughters of the American Revolution An elegant and thought-provoking DAR memorial in Pawnee Park commemorates the North branch of the Oregon Trail, which followed the Loup River through what is now the city of Columbus NE posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 05/08/2023 last visited: 05/09/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  Quincentenary Bell Tower -- Columbus NE USA
in Bell Towers The Quincentenary Bell Tower at Pawnee Park in Columbus, Nebraska is a commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the New World - the town of course was named for him posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/09/2023 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km | Quincentenary Bell Tower -- Columbus NE USA in Lincoln Highway The Quincentenary Bell Tower at Pawnee Park in Columbus, Nebraska is a commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the New World - the town of course was named for him posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 03/07/2023 last visited: 03/08/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  Union Pacific Steam Locomotive 561 -- Pawnee Park, Columbus NE USA
in Locomotives The UP C-2 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive 561, on static display in Pawnee Park, Columbus Nebraska posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/09/2023 last visited: 05/08/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km |  LAST - Remaining example of the 1903 "Harriman Standard" Locomotive -- Columbus NE USA
in Last of its Kind UP C-2 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive 561, now on static display in Pawnee Park, is the last locomotive of her type left in the world posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/09/2023 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km | FIRST - Application of "Harriman Standards" to a Locomotive Order -- Columbus NE USA in First of its Kind The first application of the 1903 "Harriman Standards" for locomotives was applied to the order that produced UP C-2 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive 561, now on static display in Pawnee Park, in Columbus Nebraska posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/10/2023 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.7 km | Union Pacific Steam Locomotive 561 -- Pawnee Park, Columbus NE USA in Lincoln Highway The UP 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive 561, on static display in Pawnee Park, along the Lincoln Highway in Columbus, Nebraska. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 03/07/2023 last visited: 03/08/2023 |
 view gallerySW3.9 km |  Pawnee Park -- Columbus NE USA
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Pawnee Park in the small town of Columbus Nebraska is a delightful combination of history, culture, and entertainment posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Nebraska date approved: 02/10/2023 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
|