Major Landmarks



Sod House Museum

    Early Nebraskan settlers built their houses out of sod. Sod is dirt and grass. Settlers cut sod into blocks and used the blocks like bricks. The Sod House Museum is located in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Settlers built the house in the 1880s.
 

Harold Warp Pioneer Village

    The Pioneer Village covers more than 20 acres in Minden, Nebraska. People got to the village to learn how pioneers lived. Visitors can walk around the village green. Artist show how pioneers made rugs and brooms. A blacksmith shop is part of the village.
 

Chimney Rock National Historic Site

    Chimney Rock is a national historic site near Bayard, Nebraska. This 475 foot tall rock tower is a famous landmark. Settlers who traveled the Oregon Trail looked for Chimney Rock. The Oregon Trail was a route for settlers who traveled West.
 
 

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