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1817 NEBRASKA 1917

Updated June 11, 2010 - 270 TOPICS
1817

50 YEARS BEFORE NEBRASKA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
1818
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1821
  1. Nebraska became an Unorganized Territory.
1822
  1. Bellevue, city in Sarpy County, established by the Missouri Fur Company as a fur post in Nebraska.
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1825
  1. A trading post established by T.B. Roye on the present site of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska.
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1835
  1. Bellevue, city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, moved its site to bluffs overlooking the Missouri River valley. Coordinates 41°09'N-95°57'W.
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1854
  1. November 23, Burt County bounderies established in Nebraska, seat Tekamah.
  2. Cass County established in Nebraska, seat Plattsmouth.
  3. Douglas County seatblished in Nebraska, seat Omaha.
  4. Knox County established in Nebraska, seat Center.
  5. Lancaster County established in Nebraska, seat Lincoln.
  6. Otoe County established in Nebraska, seat Nebraska City.
  7. Pawnee County established in Nebraska, seat Pawnee City.
  8. Washington County established in Nebraska, seat Blair.
  9. Nebraska's first newspaper the 'Nebraska Palladium' published in Bellevue, Sarpy County.
  10. May 30, Nebraska became a Territory.
  11. July 4, Omaha founded in Douglas County, and appointed capital of Nebraska.
  12. August 13, Thomas Barney Cuming, appointed acting governor of Nebraska (1854-October 16, 1854).
  13. October 16, Francis Burt, appointed governor of Nebraska (1854-October 18, 1854).
  14. October 18, Thomas Barney Cuming, appointed second-term acting governor of Nebraska (1854-February 20, 1855).
1855
  1. Battle of Ash Hollow (or Blue Water). General William S. Harney's troops attacked and defeated Oglala and Brule Sioux Native Americans in Ash Hollow. Today, Ash Hollow is a State Historical Park near Lewellen in Garden County, Nebraska.
  2. Bellevue incorporated in Sarpy County, oldest city in Nebraska.
  3. Buffalo County established in Nebraska, seat Kearney.
  4. Cedar County established in Nebraska, seat Hartington.
  5. Clay County established in Nebraska, seat Clay Center.
  6. Cuming County established in Nebraska, seat West Point.
  7. Dakota County established in Nebraska, seat Dakota City.
  8. Dodge County established in Nebraska, Fremont.
  9. Douglas County, established and incorporated in Nebraska. Named after U.S. senator Stephen Arnold Douglas. County seat Omaha.
  10. Gage County established in Nebraska, seat Beatrice.
  11. Johnson County established in Nebraska, seat Tecumseh.
  12. Nemaha County established in Nebraska, seat Auburn.
  13. Richardson County established in Nebraska, seat Falls City.
  14. York County established in Nebraska, seat York.
  15. February 20, Mark Whitaker Izard, appointed governor of Nebraske (1855-October 25, 1857).
1856
  1. Columbus, seat of Platte County, founded by Ohio, Columbus immigrants in Nebraska. Coordinates 41°25'N-97°22'W.
  2. Dixon County established in Nebraska, seat Ponca.
  3. Fremont, founded on the Platte River by Iowa homesteaders in Dodge County, Nebraska. Coordinates 41°26'N-96°30'W.
  4. Fillmore County established in Nebraska, seat Geneva.
  5. Jefferson County estbalished in Nebraska, seat Fairbury.
  6. Lincoln founded as Lancaster, in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
  7. Madison County established in Nebraska, seat Madison.
  8. Pierce County established in Nebraska, seat Pierce.
  9. Platte County established in Nebraska, seat Columbus.
  10. Polk County established in Nebraska, seat Osceola.
  11. Saunders County established in Nebraska, seat Wahoo.
1857
  1. Adams settled by John O. Adams in the Nehama Valley, Gage County, Nebraska.

  2. Beatrice city in the Big Blue River Valley established, seat of Gage County, Nebraska. Coordinates 40°16'N-96°44'W.
  3. Butler County established in Nebraska, seat David City.
  4. Falls City founded in Richardson County, Nebraska. Coordinates 40°03'N-95°36'W.
  5. Germans settled Grand Island on the Platte River in Hall County, Nebraska. Coordinates 40°55'N-98°21'W. Attractions & Recreation : Stolley State Recreation Area, Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer.
  6. Sarpy County established in Nebraska, seat Papillion.
  7. February 2, Omaha city incorporated by the Nebraska State Legislature.
  8. March 5, Jesse Lowe appointed mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1857-March 2, 1858).
  9. October 25, Thomas Barney Cuming, appointed third-term acting governor of Nebraska (1857-January 12, 1858).
1858
  1. Falls City incorporated in Richardson County, Nebraska.
  2. Hall County established in Nebraska, seat Grand Island.
  3. Merrick County established in Nebraska, seat Central City.
  4. January 12, William Alexander Richardson, appointed governor of Nebraska (1858-December 5, 1858).
  5. March 2, Andrew Jackson Poppleton, appointed mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1858-September 14, 1858).
  6. September 14, George Robert Armstrong, appointed interim mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1858-March 10, 1859).
  7. December 5, Julius Sterling Morton, appointed acting governor of Nebraska (1858-May 2, 1859).
1859
  1. Fremont, incorporated in Dodge County, Nebraska.
  2. March 10, David Douglas Belden, appointed mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1859-March 6, 1860).
  3. May 2, Samuel Watson Black, appointed governor of Nebraska (1859-February 24, 1861).
1860
  1. Nebraska population, 28,841 residents.
  2. Dawson County established in Nebraska, seat Lexington.
  3. Falls City appointed seat of Richardson County, Nebraska.
  4. Kearney County established in Nebraska, seat Minden.
  5. Lincoln County established in Nebraska, seat North Platte.
  6. Nuckolls County established in Nebraska, seat Nelson.
  7. The Union Pacific Railroad, arrived in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.
  8. March 6, Clinton Briggs, appointed mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1860-March 5, 1861).
1861
  1. February 24, New York native Julius Sterling Morton, appointed second-term acting governor of Nebraska (1861-May 6, 1861). Publisher and founder of Arbor Day. Born on April 22, 1832 in Adams, Jefferson County, NY. Died on April 27, 1902 in Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois.
  2. March 5, George Robert Armstrong, appointed second-term mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1861-Novemner 5, 1862).
    APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
  3. May 6, Algernon Sidney Paddock, appointed acting governor of Nebraska (1861-May 15, 1861).
  4. May 15, Alvin Saunders, appointed governor of Nebraska (1861-February 21, 1867).
1862

Civil War period

  1. November 5, Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy, appointed mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1862-March 15, 1864).
1863

Civil War period

  1. September, first public school building built in Omaha, Sarpy County, Nebraska.
1864

Civil War period

  1. March 15, Addison R. Gilmore, appointed mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1864-March 6, 1865).
1865
  1. March 6, Lorin Miller, appointed mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1865-March 6, 1867).
    MAY - ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR
  2. Columbus incorporated as town in Platte County, Nebraska.
  3. Stanton County established in Nebraska, seat Stanton.
  4. Thurston County established in Nebraska, seat Pender.
  5. July 8, the first transcontinental railroad locomotive, the 'General Sherman', arrived in Omaha, Sarpy County, Nebraska.
1866
  1. The Union Pacific Railroad arrived in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska.
  2. The Union Pacific Railroad arrived near Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska.
1867
  1. Adams County established in Nebraska, seat Hastings.
  2. Cheyenne County established in Nebraska, seat Sidney.
  3. A horse railway system established in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
  4. Franklin County established in Nebraska, seat Franklin.
  5. Hamilton County established in Nebraska, seat Aurora.
  6. Saline County established in Nebraska, seat Wilber.
  7. Seward County established in Nebraska, seat Seward.
  8. Wayne County established in Nebraska, seat Wayne.
  9. February 21, David Christy Butler, appointed governor of Nebraska (1867-June 2, 1871). Born on December 15, 1829, died on May 25, 1891 in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Butler County in Nebraska, named for him.
  10. March 1, Nebraska NE 37th state admitted to the Union
  11. Nebraska Today : capital Lincoln. Area 77,358 sq.mi.(200.357km²), 16th largest state. Counties 93 : Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Fumas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Madison, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York. Attractions & Recreation : Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Arcadia Diversion Dam, Bluestem Lake, Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Box Butte Reservoir, Branched Oak Lake, California National Historic Trail, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Conestoga Lake, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Davis Creek Reservoir, Durham Western Reservoir, Enders Reservoir, Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, Glenn Cunningham Lake, Harlan County Lake, Harry Strunk Reservoir, Holmes Lake, Homestead National Monument of America, Hugh Butler Reservoir, John W. and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Alice, Lake Minatara State Recreation Area, Lake Winters Creek, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, Merritt Reservoir, Missouri National Recreational River, Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, Nebraska National Forest Pine Ridge District, Nebraska National Forest Bessey District, Niobrara National Scenic River, North Platte National Wildlife Refuge, Oglala National Grassland, Olive Creek Lake, Oregon National Historic Trail, Pawnee Lake, Poney Express National Historic Trail, Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District, Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest, Scott Bluff National Monument, Sherman Reservoir, Stagecoach Lake, Standing Bear Lake, Swanson Reservoir, Twin Lakes, Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Smith Reservoir, Wagontrain Lake, Wehrspann Lake, Winters Creek Lake, Yankee Hill Lake, Zorinsky Lake.
  12. March 1, Lancaster renamed Lincoln in Lancaster County, and appointed capital of Nebraska.
  13. March 2, Charles H. Brown, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1867-March 4, 1868).
1868
  1. March 4, George M. Roberts, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1868-June 7, 1869).
1869
  1. Blair, founded by Scandinavian settlers, and appointed seat of Washington County, Nebraska. Named in honoour of John Insley Blair, builder of the first railroad in the county. Coordinates 41°33'N-96°08'W.
  2. Colfax County established in Nebraska, seat Schuyler.
  3. Fairbury founded, seat of Jefferson County in Nebraska. Coordinates 40°08'N-97°11'W.
  4. June 7, Ezra Millard, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1869-April 10, 1871).
1870
  1. Nebraska population, 122,993 residents.
1871
  1. Antelope County established in Nebraska, seat Neligh.
  2. Boone County established in Nebraska, seat Albion.
  3. Greeley County established in Nebraska, seat Greeley.
  4. Harlan County established in Nebraska, seat Alma.
  5. Howard County established in Nebraska, seat Saint Paul.
  6. Sherman County established in Nebraska, seat Loup City
  7. Valley County established in Nebraska, seat Ord.
  8. Webster County established in Nebraska, seat Red Cloud.
  9. William F. Chapin, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1871-1872).
  10. March 18, Lincoln incorporated as city in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
  11. April, first settler arrived the Albion area, in Boone County, Nebraska.
  12. April 10, Smith Samuel Caldwell, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1871-April 9, 1872).
  13. June 2, William Hartford James, elected second governor of Nebraska (1871-January 13, 1873).
1872
  1. Albion founded, seat of Boone County in Nebraska.
  2. Burlington & Missouri River and the Qt. Joseph & Denver railroads arrived in Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska.
  3. Frontier County established in Nebraska, seat Stockville.
  4. Hastings, founded on the Big Blue River at the eastern terminus of the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad in Adams County, Nebraska. Coordinates 40°35'N-98°23'W.
  5. Thayer County established in Nebraska, seat Hebron.
  6. Erastus E. Brown, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1872-1873).
  7. April 9, Joseph Hopkins Millard, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1872-April 7, 1873).
  8. April 10, Arbor Day, annual tree-planting day in the U.S. first observed in Nebraska, introduced by J. Sterling Morton.
1873
  1. Adams officially founded in Gage County, Nebraska
  2. The Easter Sunday Blizzard, the most disastrous winter storm to hit Adams County in Nebraska.
  3. Chase County established in Nebraska, seat Imperial.
  4. Dundy County established in Nebraska, seat Benkelman.
  5. Fairfield incorporated in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
  6. Furnas County established in Nebraska, seat Beaver City.
  7. Gosper County established in Nebraska, seat Elwood.
  8. Grand Island, incorporated in Hall County, Nebraska.
  9. Hitchcock County established in Nebraska, seat Trenton.
  10. Keith County established in Nebraska, seat Ogallala.
  11. Phelps County established in Nebraska, seat Holdrege.
  12. Red Willow County established in Nebraska, seat McCook.
  13. Robert D. Sliver, Jr. elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1873-1874).
  14. January 13, Robert Wilkinson Furnas, elected third governor of Nebraska (1873-January 12, 1873).
  15. April 7, William M. Brewer, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1873-February 3, 1874).
1874
  1. Hastings, incorporated in Adams County, Nebraska.
  2. Samuel W. Little, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1874-1875).
  3. February 3, James S. Gibson, appointed acting mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1874-April 13, 1874).
  4. April 13, Champion S. Chase, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1874-April 9, 1877).
1875
  1. Amasa Cobb, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1875-1876).
  2. January 11, Silas Garber, elected fourth governor of Nebraska (1875-January 9, 1879).
1876
  1. Holt County established in Nebraska, seat O'Neill.
  2. Robert D. Sliver, Jr. elected second-term mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1876-1877).
1877
  1. Alliance founded, city seat of Box Butte County in Nebraska. Named for Alliance in Ohio. Coordinates 42°06'N-102°52'W.
  2. Custer County established in Nebraska, seat Broken Bow.
  3. Hayes County established in Nebraska, seat Hayes Center.
  4. Sioux County established in Nebraska, seat Harrison.
  5. Wheeler County established in Nebraska, seat Bartlett.
  6. Harvey Wesley Hardy, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1877-1879).
  7. April 9, Reuben H. Wilbur, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1877-April 7, 1879).
  8. May 6, Crazy Horse, Chief of the Oglala tribe native Americans, surrendered to General Crook, at the Red Cloud Agency in Nebraska.
  9. September 5, Crazy Horse(TA-SUNKO-WITKO) killed in Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Sioux Native American chief of the Oglala tribe.
1878
  1. Fort Omaha (earlier named Sherman Barracks and Omaha Barracks), became the Headquarters for the Department of the Platte in Douglas County, Nebraska.

  2. November 17, Grace Abbott born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Educator and social worker in the field of child-labour legislation.
1879
  1. General George Crook House( today Museum) constructed in Douglas County, Nebraska. The Museum is on the National Register of Historic Places.
  2. Nance County established in Nebraska, seat Fullerton.
  3. Seth P. Galey, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1879-1880).
  4. January 9, Albinus Nance, elected fifth governor of Nebraska (1879-January 4, 1883).
  5. April 7, Champion S. Chase, elected second-term mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1879-April 12, 1881).
1880
  1. Nebraska population, 452,402 residents.
  2. John H. Wright, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1880-1881).
1881
  1. Scotts Bluff County established in Nebraska, seat Gering.
  2. April 12, James Edward Boyd, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1881-April 10, 1883).
1882
  1. John Doolittle, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1882-1883).
  2. Hastings College, established in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.
1883
  1. Brown County established in Nebraska, seat Ainsworth.
  2. Cherry County established in Nebraska, seat Valentine.
  3. Loup County established in Nebraska, seat Taylor.
  4. Robert Emmett Moore, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1883-1885).
  5. January 4, James William Dawes, elected governor of Nebraska (1883-January 6, 1887).
  6. April 10, Champion S. Chase, elected third-term mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1883-June 30, 1884).
1884
  1. Garfield County established in Nebraska, seat Burwell.
  2. Grant County established in Nebraska, seat Hyannis.
  3. Holdrege incorporated, seat of Phelps County in Nebraska. Coordinates 40°26'N-99°22'W. Settled by Swedish immigrants and named for George C. Holdredge.
  4. Keya Paha established in Nebraska, seat Springview.
  5. A cable car system established in Omaha, Douglas County , Nebraska.
  6. Trinity Seminary(later Dana College) founded by Danish pioneers in Blair, Washington County, Nebraska.
  7. June 30, Patrick F. Murphy, appointed acting mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1884-April 14, 1885).
1885
  1. Blaine County established in Nebraska, seat Brewster.
  2. Chadron laid out and incorporated, seat of Dawes County, Nebraska. Coordinates 42°50'N-103°00'W. Attractions & Recreation : Chadron State Park, Nebraska National Forest .
  3. Dawes County established in Nebraska, seat Chadron.
  4. Logan County established in Nebraska, seat Stapleton.
  5. Sheridan County established in Nebraska, seat Rushville.
  6. Yearly tree-planting day 'Arbor Day' was made a legal holiday on April 22, in Nebraska.
  7. Carlos C. Burr, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1885-1887).
  8. April 14, James Edward Boyd, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1885-May 10, 1887).
1886
  1. Box Butte County established in Nebraska, seat Alliance.
1887
  1. Arthur County established in Nebraska, seat Arthur.
  2. Hyannis, seat of Grant County in the Nebraska Sandhills, founded by civil engineer Anselmo B. Smith, and named for Hyannis in Massachusetts.
  3. McPherson established in Nebraska, seat Tryon.
  4. Perkins County established in Nebraska, seat Grant.
  5. Thomas County established in Nebraska, seat Thedford.
  6. Andrew J. Sawyer, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1887-1889).
  7. January 6, John Milton Thayer, elected governor of Nebraska (1887-January 15, 1891).
  8. February 27, Grover Cleveland Alexander, born in Elba, Nebraska. Professional baseball player, right-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals.
  9. March, Grant County in Nebraska, created and named for President Ulysses S. Grant. Attractions & Recreation : Nebraska National Forest, South Dakota Badlands, Black Hills, Mount Rushmore.
  10. May 10, William J. Broatch, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1887-January 7, 1890).
1888
  1. Banner County established in Nebraska, seat Harrisburg.
  2. Kimball County established in Nebraska, seat Kimball.
  3. Rock County established in Nebraska, seat Bassett.
1889
  1. Deuel County established in Nebraska, seat Chappell.
  2. Hooker County established in Nebraska, seat Mullen.
  3. Robert B. Graham, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1889-1891).
1890
  1. Nebraska population, 1,062,656 residents.
  2. January 9, Richard C. Cushing, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1890-January 5, 1892).
1891
  1. Boyd County established in Nebraska, seat Butte.
  2. Austin H. Weir, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1891-1895).
  3. January 15, James Edward Boyd, elected governor of Nebraska (1891-May 5, 1891).
  4. May 5, John Milton Thayer, elected second-term acting governor of Nebraska (1891-February 8, 1892).
  5. May 25, David Butler, died in Pawnee City, Nebraska. First governor of Nebraska.
    May 25, David Butler, died in Pawnee City, Nebraska. First governor of Nebraska.
1892
  1. January 5, George Pickering Bemis, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1892-January 7, 1896).
  2. February 8, James Edward Boyd, elected second-term governor of Nebraska (1892-January 13, 1893).
1893
  1. January 13, Lorenzo Crounse, elected governor of Nebraska (1893-January 5, 1895).
  2. April 20, Harold Lloyd, silent screen comedian, born in Burchard, Nebraska.
1894
1895
  1. Frank A. Graham, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1895-1899).
  2. January 3, Silas Alexander Holcomb, elected governor of Nebraska (1895-January 5, 1899).
1896
  1. January 7, William J. Broatch, elected second-term mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1896-May 10, 1897).
  2. October 28, Howard Hansen, born in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska. Composer, conductor and music teacher.
1897
  1. May 10, William F. Bechel, appointed acting mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1897-October 1897).
  2. October, Frank E. Moores, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1897-March 23, 1906).
1898
  1. Hyannis Hotel built, in Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
1899
  1. Hudson J. Winnett, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1899-1903).
  2. January 5, William Amos Poynter, elected governor of Nebraska (1899-January 3, 1901).
  3. May 10, Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz), dancer actor born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
1900
  1. Nebraska population, 1,066,300 residents.
1901
  1. January 3, Charles Henry Dietrich, elected governor of Nebraska (1901-May 1, 1901).
  2. May 1, Ezra Perin Savage, elected governor of Nebraska (1901-January 8, 1903).
1902
1903
  1. George A. Adams, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1903-1905).
  2. January 8, John Hopwood Mickey, elected governor of Nebraska (1903-January 3, 1907).
  3. April 6, Harold Eugene Edgerton, born in Fremont Nebraska. Electrical engineer and photographer developer of high-speed photography techniques.
  4. October 22, George Wells Beadle, born in Wahoo, Nebraska. Genetist, president of the University of Chicago and Nobel laureate.
1904
  1. August 15, William Britton Baird, born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Popular film, television and international audience puppeteer (Bill and Cora Baird).
1905
  1. Henry Fonda, Oscar winning actor, born in Grand Island, Nebraska.
  2. Silas Garber, died in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Fourth governor of Nebraska (1875-1879).
  3. Francis W. Brown, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1905-1909).
  4. June 1, Robert Wilkinson Furnas, died in Brownville, Nebraska. Third governor of Nebraska (1873-1875).
1906
  1. March 23, Harry B. Zimman, appointed acting mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1906-May 21, 1906).
  2. May 21, James C. Dahlman, elected mayor of Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska (1906-May 13, 1918).
1907
  1. Columbus incorporated as city, in Platte County, Nebraska.
  2. January 3, George Lawson Sheldon, elected governor of Nebraska (1907-January 7, 1909).
  3. September 3, Loren Corey Eiseley, born in Lincoln Nebraska. Anthropologist, author and educator.
1908
  1. Morrill County established in Nebraska, seat Bridgeport.
1909
  1. Garden County established in Nebraska, seat Oshkosh.
  2. Don Lathrop, elected mayor in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (1909-1911).
  3. January 7, Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger, elected governor of Nebraska (1909-January 5, 1911).
  4. February 11, Maximilian Adelbert Baer, born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Professional heavyweight champion boxer.
1910
  1. Nebraska population, 1,192,214 residents.
1911
  1. Chadron State College founded in Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska.

  2. Darryl F. Zanuck, motion picture producer, born in Wahoo, Nebraska.
  3. Alvin H. Armstrong, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1911-1913).
  4. January 5, Chester Hardy Aldrich, elected governor of Nebraska (1911-January 9, 1913).
  5. August 11, Robert Taylor (Sprangler Arlington Brugh), actor, born in Filley, Nebraska.
  6. December 7, Albinus Nance, died in Lincoln, Nebraska. Fifth governor of Nebraska (1879-1883).
1912
  1. Hayland village established and founded by the Hastings & Northwestern Railroad in Adams County, Nebraska.
1913
  1. Frank Connell Zehrung, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1913-1915).
  2. January 9, John Henry Morehead, elected governor of Nebraska (1913-January 4, 1917).
  3. July 14, Gerald R. Ford, born in Omaha, Nebraska. 38th President of the United States (1973-1976).
  4. August 1, the State Bank of Hayland founded by Max Moritz and Herman Redman, in Hayland, Adams County, Nebraska.
1914
  1. November 30, Marion Leroy Jackson born in Reynolds, Jefferson County, Nebraska. Attended the College of Agriculture and the University of Nebraska. With a bachelor of science degree he became agronomist, soil scientist with worldwide influence. Lecturer at several universities and owner of international awards.
1915
  1. Charles Wayland Bryan, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1915-1917).
1916
1917
  1. Boys Town, village established by Father Edward J. Flanagan in Douglas County, Nebraska. Coordinates 41°16'N-96°08'W.
  2. John Eschelman Miller, elected mayor of Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1917-1920).
  3. January 4, Keith M. Neville, elected governor of Nebraska (1917-January 9, 1919).
    50 YEARS AFTER NEBRASKA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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1817-1917 ADAMS COUNTY Timeline 7 Topics
1867
  1. Adams County established in Nebraska, seat Hastings.
1872
  1. Hastings, founded on the Big Blue River at the eastern terminus of the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad in Adams County, Nebraska. Coordinates 40°35'N-98°23'W. Attractions & Recreation : House of Yesterday.
1873
  1. The Easter Sunday Blizzard, the most disastrous winter storm to hit Adams County in Nebraska.
1874
  1. Hastings, incorporated in Adams County, Nebraska.
1882
  1. Hastings College, established in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.
1913
  1. August 1, the State Bank of Hayland founded by Max Moritz and Herman Redman, in Hayland, Adams County, Nebraska.
1914
  1. August 1, the State Bank of Hayland founded by Max Moritz and Herman Redman, in Hayland, Adams County, Nebraska.
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1817-1917 PHELPS COUNTY Timeline 1 Topic
1884
  1. Holdrege incorporated, seat of Phelps County, NE. Coordinates 40°26'N-99°22'W. Settled by Swedish immigrants and named for George C. Holdredge.
NE
1817-1917 SARPY COUNTY Timeline 5 Topics
1822
  1. Bellevue, city in Sarpy County, established by the Missouri Fur Company as a fur post in Nebraska.
1822
  1. Bellevue, city in Sarpy County, established by the Missouri Fur Company as a fur post in Nebraska.
1835
  1. Bellevue, city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, moved its site to bluffs overlooking the Missouri River valley. Coordinates 41°09'N-95°57'W.
1854
  1. Nebraska's first newspaper the 'Nebraska Palladium' published in Bellevue, Sarpy County.
1855
  1. Bellevue incorporated in Sarpy County, oldest city in Nebraska.
1863
  1. September, first public school building built in Omaha, Sarpy County, Nebraska.
SQ.MI
NEBRASKA STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
563
1.458km² - NE Adams
CELEBRITIES BORN IN NEBRASKA
1974
Hilary Swank - July 30, Hilary Ann Swank, born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Movie and TV actress - Hilary Swank Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

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