The Sun Theatre was built and used as an opera house from 1909-1926. In 1927, the theatre was opened by Glen VanWey. Children were charged 10 cents and adults 20 cents for silent movies accompanied by... The Sam Machette Station was used as an early fur trading post/ranch house along the Oregon Trail southwest of Gothenburg before it was used as a Pony Express station during its operation between April 1860 and November 1861
Gothenburg, NE Pony ExpressIn the years from 1863 to 1868 the railroad had become a certainty. During the five year period, the first operations of mapping, surveying, setting telegraph poles and planning the roadbed had been completed. The railroad through this territory was completed in 1868
Gothenburg, NE Railroad HistoryForesighted citizens approved a bond issue in 1889 for construction of a 12
Gothenburg, NE RecreationThe award-winning Sod House Museum was established in Gothenburg in 1988
Gothenburg, NE MuseumsThe opera house was built by Charles Allen in 1906. The concrete block used in its construction was manufactured by local bus...