A territory is opened for settlement and the people pour in. Homesteads spring up in all directions and soon towns begin to dot the landscape. A nucleus of local government is formed and, as time passes, it broadens and strengthens. The territory gradually develops into a state and takes its place in the nation. The coming to statehood lures more settlers, as well as speculators, and the cycle repeats--more homesteads; more towns; still more government. In this humble manner began the great state of Nebraska and with it the beautiful little town of Papillion
Much of the history of Nebraska, and especially the history of western Nebraska, is a story of the s...
We are apt to look upon Nebraska as a young state; young in its geological formation, in its politic...
History of Fort Kearny and its role in the colonization of the west. Also contains information on th...
Blair, situated on the Missouri River at the eastern edge of Nebraska, is in the original territory ...
A century ago settlement was just beginning to flourish in Nebraska. One by one communities were app...
A little less than one hundred years have passed since the founding of the present day city of O\u27...
When Europeans visit the Great Plains region of the United States, they are impressed by the newness...
The history of a people, be they Native Americans or pioneer settlers, can be uncovered in their lan...
The years immediately following Nebraska\u27s admission to statehood brought a flow of emigration no...
To found a city is a human ambition older than history. The name of the engineer that set the metes ...
The Nebraska Territory was established in 1854. Consisting of lands that encompass modern-day Nebras...
The Nebraska Territory was established in 1854. Consisting of lands that encompass modern-day Nebras...
The community of Florence, since 1917 a part of the city of Omaha, had rather ususual history of set...
The guide to the “Cornhusker State” is full of many interesting photographs of the people and places...
On May 30, 1854, Franklin Pierce, President of the United States, signed into law the Kansas-Negrask...
Much of the history of Nebraska, and especially the history of western Nebraska, is a story of the s...
We are apt to look upon Nebraska as a young state; young in its geological formation, in its politic...
History of Fort Kearny and its role in the colonization of the west. Also contains information on th...
Blair, situated on the Missouri River at the eastern edge of Nebraska, is in the original territory ...
A century ago settlement was just beginning to flourish in Nebraska. One by one communities were app...
A little less than one hundred years have passed since the founding of the present day city of O\u27...
When Europeans visit the Great Plains region of the United States, they are impressed by the newness...
The history of a people, be they Native Americans or pioneer settlers, can be uncovered in their lan...
The years immediately following Nebraska\u27s admission to statehood brought a flow of emigration no...
To found a city is a human ambition older than history. The name of the engineer that set the metes ...
The Nebraska Territory was established in 1854. Consisting of lands that encompass modern-day Nebras...
The Nebraska Territory was established in 1854. Consisting of lands that encompass modern-day Nebras...
The community of Florence, since 1917 a part of the city of Omaha, had rather ususual history of set...
The guide to the “Cornhusker State” is full of many interesting photographs of the people and places...
On May 30, 1854, Franklin Pierce, President of the United States, signed into law the Kansas-Negrask...
Much of the history of Nebraska, and especially the history of western Nebraska, is a story of the s...
We are apt to look upon Nebraska as a young state; young in its geological formation, in its politic...
History of Fort Kearny and its role in the colonization of the west. Also contains information on th...