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Tag Archives: Nebraska territory
Summer along the Trail
Pvt. August Scherneckau was a soldier with the First Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. In 1865, he and his comrades were posted at Midway Station, sixty miles west of Fort Kearny along the Platte River Road. Scherneckau observed … Continue reading
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Here You Have My Story
C. Irvine arrived in Nebraska Territory in 1855 anxious to take advantage of whatever opportunities existed in a new land. He stepped off a steamer at Omaha and was soon accosted by men “pointing out city lots to new arrivals. … Continue reading
The Day Nebraska Lost
On March 5, 1860, a majority of voters in Nebraska territory cast their ballots against statehood. Many Nebraskans felt it was time for the territory to become a state, but even more feared statehood would result in higher taxes.