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Johnson's History of Nebraska

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE.

Frontispiece - Old Trading Post, Bellevue, 1854.

Late Map of Nebraska

Union Pacific Transfer Depot

124

State University

140

Catholic Cathedral, Omaha

149

High School Building, Fremont

168

High School Building, Tekamah

211

High School Building, Plattsmouth

241

Old Territorial Capitol, Omaha

286

Union Pacific Headquarters, Omaha

296

Grand Central Hotel, Omaha

301

High School Building, Omaha

303

U. S. Postoffice Building, Omaha

307

Gage County Court House, Beatrice

357

Hall County Court House, Grand Island

371

Public School Building, Grand Island

374

Hamilton County, Court House, Aurora

380

Johnson County Court House, Tecumseh

406

Public School Building, Tecumseh

409

Public School Building, Sterling

411

Elk Creek, in the Nemaha Valley

412

Farm View near Shelton, Buffalo County

424

Junction of North and South Forks of Platte River, Lincoln County.

432

View One Mile Southwest of Lincoln

450

Normal School Building, Peru

463

Merrick County Court House Building.*

469

View near Central City, Merrick County

474

View in the Beaver Valley near Albion, Boone County

480

Public School Building, Pawnee City

510

Court House Building, Wahoo, Saunders County

537

High School Building, Wahoo, Saunders County

539

Ashland High School Building

541

Blair High School Building, Washington County

582

Bell Creek School Building

584

*Not in the original List of Illistrations.

CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. -- HISTORICAL.

PAGE.

PAGE.

The Province of Louisiana

33

Nebraska admitted as a State,

47

First settlement

39

U. S. Senators - Delegates and

Treaties with the Indians

40

   Members of Congress

49

Nebraska admitted

41

Officers - Territory and State

50

Apportionment of House and

Popular vote for Congressmen

51

   Council - First general election

45

Popular vote for Governor

52

Judicial Districts - Territorial

   Governors

46


CHAPTER II. -- INDIANS.

The Omahas and other Tribes

53-59


CHAPTER III. -- GEOGRAPHY -- TYPOGRAPHY -- MINERALS.

Geographical position

62

Timber

71

Rivers

63

Topography

72

Minerals

69

CHAPTER IV. -- NATURAL ADVANTAGES.

Soil

76

Fruit culture

83

Agriculture

79

Stock Raising

86

CHAPTER V. -- PUBLIC LANDS.

Lands received from the U.S.

93

Union Pacific land grant

99

State University - College lands

95

B. & M. R. R. R. lands

101

Common school lands

96

Government lands

104

Saline lands

97

Homestead and timber laws

105

Penitentiary and other lands

98

CHAPTER VI. -- RAILROADS.

American Railways

107

Capital and funded debt, &c.

109

CHAPTER. VII. -- RAILWAYS IN NEBRASKA.

Miles of road in operation

114

Details of Roads

115-131

CHAPTER VIII. -- CLIMATE OF NEBRASKA.

Altitude

133

Rainfall

136

Temperature

135

CHAPTER IX. -- EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.

Free Schools - School Revenues

137

Normal School - Deaf and Dumb

141

State University

140

Institution for the Blind

142

CHAPTER X. -- THE CHURCHES.

Church Interests, &c

143

CHAPTER XI. -- MILITARY MATTERS.

First Nebraska Volunteers

150

Curtis' Horse

157

Officers of First Regiment Ne-

Indian outbreak of 1864

159

   braska Cavalry

153

Militia Companies

160

Second Regiment Neb. Cavalry

155

State Militia

162

First Battalion Neb. Cavalry

156

CHAPTER XII. -- IMMIGRATION.

The Character of Immigration

163

Destination of Immigrants

165

CHAPTER XIII. -- POPULATION.

PAGE.

Population of Nebraska by Counties

169

CHAPTER XIV. -- ASSESSED VALUATION.

Taxable property

172

State Indebtedness

174

Farm Animals, by Counties

173

CHAPTER XV. -- THE PRESS OF NEBRASKA.

Pioneer Journalists

175

List of Newspapers

176

CHAPTER XVI. -- NEBRASKA -- 1879.

Commerce

181

Grasshoppers

183

Manufactures

182

The people of Nebraska

184

CHAPTER XVII. -- ORGANIC ACT AND CONSTITUTION.

Organic Act of the Territory

187

Constitution adopted in 1875

189

Constitution adopted in 1866

188

INDEX TO COUNTIES & TOWNS

Note: errata appears in Introduction, on page xi.
INDEX TO NAMES
(A-K)
(L-Z)
Note: There was no index to names in the original.



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