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Hay Springs Medical Clinic

Hay Springs Medical Clinic 232 N Main StreetHay Springs, NE 69347For Appointment call Chadron Medical Clinic at 308-432-4441 Clinic Hours 10 am-4 pm on Mondays and Fridays. Clinic Phone Number is 308-638-7534

Cheryl’s Kitchen

Cheryl’s Kitchen 220 South MainGordon, NE 69343308-360-0499 Food Truck – Burgers, Sandwiches, Daily Specials

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Fritz House

Fritz House The Lee and Gottliebe Fritz House, located at 132 North Oak in Gordon, Nebraska, is a historic house that was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2003. The listing included a garage, older than the house itself, as another contributing building.In its NRHP nomination,… Continue reading Fritz House

Sheridan County Courthouse

Sheridan County Courthouse Organized in 1885, Sheridan County named Rushville as its county seat in 1888. The county initially rented office space. In February 1904 the county board received a petition calling for a special tax to build a courthouse. Sheridan County officials built as costly and elaborate a courthouse as they could afford; it… Continue reading Sheridan County Courthouse

Gourley’s Opera House

Gourley’s Opera House The one-story, false-front building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was constructed by Dave Gourley in 1914. The opera house has a raked floor and retains the original opera chairs. A wooden floor found in the basement was purportedly used for dances and roller skating. The opera house was later… Continue reading Gourley’s Opera House

Japanese Balloon Bombs

Japanese Balloon Bombs During World War II the Japanese built some nine thousand hydrogen-filled, paper balloons to carry small bombs to North America, hoping to set fires and inflict casualties. The first was launched November 3, 1944. The balloons rose to about 30,000 feet, where winds aloft transported them across the Pacific Ocean. On February… Continue reading Japanese Balloon Bombs

Mari Sandoz

Mari Sandoz This is the country of Mari Sandoz–historian, novelist, teacher–who brought its history and its people to life in her many books, articles and stories. She was born in Sheridan County, Nebraska. Although she lived much of her life in the East, she is buried here in her own West. Mari Sandoz was first… Continue reading Mari Sandoz

Lone Willow

Lone Willow Not many settlers were in the area before 1884. Judge Tucker, U.S. Commissioner at Valentine, convinced the Rev. John Scamahorn of Sullivan, Indiana, that northwest Nebraska was “a paradise for agriculture development” while in attendance at the Louisville Exposition in 1882. The next year, Scamahorn and a few friends came out to look… Continue reading Lone Willow