1898 Independence Day Celebration
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Event Details
Railroad Town Parade, band concert, patriotic program, cherry pie eating contest, children's games and plenty of old-fashioned American fun. 10am-5pm.
1898 Independence Day Celebration
Phone : 308-385-5316 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : info@stuhrmuseum.org
Web: www.stuhrmuseum.org
Independence Day
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Hamilton-Donald House
National Register of Historic Places
The house was constructed by Henry Falldorf in 1905 for Ellsworth D. Hamilton, cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Grand Island. In 1908
Grand Island, NE NATIONAL REGISTERFort O.K. Cannon
The cannon located on the South lawn of the Courthouse is dated 1853 and with the forged stamp of AMES CO. FOUNDERS, CHICOPEE, MASS.
"This cannon was left at Fort O.K. August 22, 1865 by Major J.R. Curtis 'for the protection of the settlement against attack by Hostile Indians'."
Grand Island, NE Landmarks
Hall County Courthouse
One of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts Classicism architecture in the Midwest, the Hall County Courthouse was formally accepted in January, 1904. Note the central section'
Grand Island, NE National RegisterCarnegie Public Library Building
National Register of Historic Places
On April 27, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt broke ground for the construction of a new Grand Island public library. A $20,000
Grand Island, NE NATIONAL REGISTERFonner Park
Fonner Park, located in the heart of central Nebraska in southeast Grand Island, operates seven days a week. A "live" thoroughbred-racing season is conducted from mid-February through mid-May while the facility televises nationwide simulcast horse
Grand Island, NE RECREATION