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Grand Island, 1867 Aerial view of Grand Island, 1925. In 1857, 35 German settlers left Davenport, Iowa, and headed west to Nebraska to start a new settlement on an island [6] known by French traders as La Grande Isle, which was formed by the Wood River and the Platte River. The settlers reached their destination on July 4, 1857, and by ...
Hall County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 62,895, [1] making it Nebraska's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Grand Island. [2] The county was formed in 1858; it was named for Augustus Hall, an early judge of this territory. [3]
The Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer is a museum located in Grand Island, Nebraska dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Pioneers who settled the plains of central Nebraska in the late 19th century.
The H. J. Bartenbach House is a historic house in Grand Island, Nebraska.It was built in 1937 for Henry J. Bartenbach. [2] It was redesigned in the Streamline Moderne style by architect Gordon Shattuck in 1937–1938. [2]
The Grand Island Carnegie Library is a historic building in Grand Island, Nebraska. It was built in 1903 as one of several Carnegie libraries in Nebraska, and it was the first public library in Grand Island. [2] Its construction cost $19,000. [2] The building was the first library It was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style. [2]
On March 8, 1912, Pope Pius X divided the Diocese of Omaha into two parts, establishing the Diocese of Kearney in western Nebraska. Four years later, Pope Benedict XV added four additional counties to the new diocese. In 1917, the see city was moved from Kearney to Grand Island, and the diocese was renamed accordingly. [5]
Hall County Courthouse is a historic building in Grand Island, Nebraska, and the courthouse for Hall County, Nebraska. When it was built in 1901–1904, it replaced a former courthouse at another location. [2] It was designed in the Beaux Arts style by architect Thomas Rogers Kimball. [2]
May 2, 1975 (321 W. 2nd St. Grand Island: 10: Grand Island FCC Monitoring Station: Grand Island FCC Monitoring Station: January 16, 1973 (609 N. Monitor Road: Grand Island