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Daniel Freeman was a Union Army soldier stationed at Fort Leavenworth. Legend has it that, knowing the Homestead Act would open at midnight, he persuaded the Brownville, Nebraska, land office registrar to open just after 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 1863. He filed Claim No. 1, making him the earliest...
During the 1840s, Nebraska's Platte River Valley became one of the most heavily traveled migration corridors in American history. Thousands of settlers bound for Oregon, California, and Utah poured through along paths originally blazed by the fur trade. Nebraska itself wasn't the destination — it...
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Dobby’s is proud to host its 35th Fall Festival on Saturday, September 20th, from 10am to 4pm, and Sunday, September 21st, from 10am to 4pm. This is a two-day celebration of Western heritage, community spirit, and historical preserva...
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