Chappell Public Library Gallery Room
Hours: 1 pm to 5 pm, 7 pm to 9 pm, Tuesday and Thursday
2 pm to 5 pm, Saturday
Address: 289 Babcock
Phone: 308-874-2626
Come visit us in Chappell, Nebraska
Home as it was in a more genteel times this 1911 house has been restored to its original condition, complete with period furniture. Also featured is a display of the desk, chair, and flags from the Washington, D.C. office of Congresswoman, Virginia Smith - one of Nebraska'
Chappell, NE MuseumsChappell's municipal golf club lies alongside the Chappell Lake located just north of the I-80 Chappell exit. The nine-hole, grass green course is a beautiful and challenging course open to the public from daylight to dark.
Chappell, NE Golf CoursesThe Phelps Hotel is typical of many hotels erected during the late nineteenth century in western Nebraska. The building is Deuel County's oldest hotel, constructed in 1885 by the Edwin A. Phelps family, who were among the first settlers in the Big Springs vicinity.
Chappell, NE Famous HomesThe Wallace W. and Libby King Waterman sod house was built about 1886. The original dwelling had three rooms. In 1925, it was enlarged and remodeled by Virgil and Helen Burke Waterman, and the sod walls were covered with concrete. The family lived in the house until 1989
Chappell, NE National RegisterThese unusual rock formations were two of the first "road signs" met by westward travelers....
Mastodon bones and teeth are on display, along with several other fossils found in the Chappell area. Nature's beauty can be ...
"Towering to the heavens" is how one pioneer described Chimney Rock, the most recognized landmark along the Oregon Trail. Tod...