Abraham Castetter House: Located in Blair on what was known as "Silk Stocking Row."Blair, NE.
Big Village or "Ton won tonga": This principal village of the Omaha tribe from 1775 off and on until 1845, is located near Homer. When Lewis and Clark ascended the Missouri in 1804, they found nearly 300 empty lodges, the result of an 1800 smallpox epidemic which forced the Omaha to abandon the site. Homer, NE.
Blackbird Hill: On this hill overlooking the Missouri River is a mound of dirt nearl 45 feet high which marks the burial of the great Omaha Indian Chief Blackbird. On August 11, 1804 Lewis and Clark visited and decorated the gravesite. An interpretive pavilion on Hwy 75 between Decatur and Macy commemorates the site. Macy, NE.
Blair's National Historic Registry Places: Includes a restored Victorian home on 19th & Grant St.; the O'Hanlon Building, an office building at 16th & Washington; and Central School, Blair's first high school now restored as apartments at 16th & Colfax. Blair, NE.
Cabanne's Trading Post: Located on the Missouri River between Omaha and Fort Calhoun, it was more popularly known as the "French Company" when it was established in 1822 by the firm of Berthold, Chouteau and Pratte. It was operated until the early 1840's, successful in part because of its ability to provision the garrison at nearby Fort Atkinson. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
C.C.Crowell, Jr. House: Located in Blair and built in 1901. Both Queen Anne and Neo-Classical Revival details.
Combs School: Located west of O'Connor House, east of Homer and built in 1857. Oldest school building in Dakota County. Annually hosts "hands on" school day for visitors, featuring pioneer dress, lunch in syrup pails, 1800s curriculum. Homer, NE.
Congregational Church of Blair: Built in 1874. Carpenter Gothic Style. Blair, NE.
Danish Immigrant Archive: C.A. Dana/Life Library, books, periodicals, manuscripts, letters, church records, and photos related to the Danish Immigrant experience. Located at Dana College in Blair. Blair, NE.
Dry Land Bridge: Located in Decatur, in 1927, the Nebraksa legislature passed a bill providing for a bridge across the Missouri River. However, it wasn't until 1946 that the Burt County Bridge Commission asked for approval of the bridge site. Four years later, construction was authorized and building was begun. By that time, however the Missouri had shifted its channel, leaving the bridge dry-docked and prompting its nickname, the Dry Land Bridge. In 1954, the U.S. Corps of Engineers rerouted the river back to its original channel, and a year later, the first vehicles crossed the bridge. Decatur, NE.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church: It is the oldest church building of any denomination now standing in Nebraska, located in Dakota City. It was built in 1860. It is under the auspices of the Dakota County Historical Society, which holds a Vesper Service open to the public each year in August. Dakota City, NE.
Frahm House: Located in Ft. Calhoun and built in 1905. Late Victorian home built by Fred Frahm for his bride, Sadie, remains basically intact. Fort Calhoun, NE.
Grave marker of Chief Logan Fontenelle: (1825-1855) Located in Macy.
Holy Fireplace: Located in Macy, the site where young Omaha men fasted and prayed for a vision and song that gave them a direction in life.
Joe Town: A white man's village built by Joseph LaFlesche, a half-blood Omaha. Located in Macy. Macy, NE.
Logan Creek Site: Located near Oakland and dated back 6000 - 4000 B.C., this site offers an unusually rich record of activity during this early period of Nebraska's prehistory. Archaeological excavations have revealed evidence of hunter gatherers of the Early Archaic period. Oakland, NE.
Meisch House: A well preserved and notably elaborate example of the one-story "square" or "cubic house", it is located in South Sioux City. Constructed in 1888, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. South Sioux City, NE.
Nebraska Bluffs: The first election held west of the Mississippi occurred near here on August 22, 1804, when the men of the Corps elected Patrick Glass to replace Charles Floyd as sergeant. A historical marker about one mile west of Jackson on U.S. 20 notes the passage of Lewis and Clark.
North Omaha Creek Bridge: Located in Winnebago and built around 1905. Winnebago, NE.
Omaha Lodges: Sites in Macy where they were built and where Omaha secret society meetings were held.
Presbyterian Old Mission: (1856) Cemetery site. Located in Macy. Macy, NE.
Rattlesnake Creek Bridge: Located northwest of Bancroft and built in 1903. Oldest documentable example of half-hip truss bridges in the area. Bancroft, NE.
Robber's Cave: Alson know as Hole in the Rock is the site where, according to legend, Jesse James and his gang, as well as other river bandits, made their headquarters or eluded capture. It is located near Macy in a soft sandstone bluff facing the Missouri River. Macy, NE.
St. John's German Evangelical Lutheran Church: Located southeast of Lyons, this church built in 1902, is an excellent example of the Gothic Revival style. Unique in its rich wood and metal detailing, St. John's is one of the finest and least-altered frame churches in Nebraska. Lyons, NE.
Tekamah's National Register of Historic Places: Burt County Museum/E.C. Houston house
Burt County Courthouse, built in 1916-1917
H.S.M. Spielman House, built in 1906
John Henry Stork Log House built in the late 1860's
the Tekamah City Bridge, built in the 1930's;
the Tekamah Carnegie Public Library, on of the few Carnegie libraries in Northeast, NE, built in 1916. Tekamah, NE.
Uehling Barn: Located in Uehling and built in 1918 th wood frame barn is one of a small number of "round" barns in Nebraska. Its builder, Frank Theodore Uehling, was the son of the German immigrants who founded the town. Uehling, NE.
Washington County Courthhouse: Built in 1891. Romanesque County Courthouse. Blair, NE.
Winnebago Indaian Reservation: An historical marker, provided by the Nebraska State Historical Society, is located on Hwy 75 to recognize the valor of a special group of Winnebago soldiers, the Fort Omaha Scouts, Company A, Nebraska Volunteers in the U.S. Army. Winnebago, NE.