In 1874 came to nebraska, locating in jefferson county, and put up a building, and put in the first stock of goods at steele city. Steele city high school, steele city, nebraska 1952 yearbook staff of steele city high school on. Early days in the tricounty area of antelope, pierce and madison, ne, are recalled through colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this new 34page spiral bound booklet excerpted from the rare 1882 book. He is buried in steele cemetery at falls city, nebraska. Steele city is located just 12 miles southeast of fairbury on hwy 8. Steele city, nebraskas white pages, demographics, major event ticketing, community calendar, interactive map of steele city, nebraska classified ads, history and trivia, community forums, photo galleries. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. If you would like a copy of this book please use this order form. Publications of jefferson county genealogical society.
Nebraska book company is a systems developer, a solutions provider and even a textbook distributor, but also a partner to the independent college retailer. Run a reverse phone lookup on any steele city, ne phone number to see what others have reported about it as well. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Pipeline works boost steele citys dwindling community. This copy is a softcover reprint of a previously owned high school yearbook. Steele city ranks in the lower quartile for population density when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in nebraska. The steele city cemetery is located in section 17, newton precinct. On march 28, 2020, the nebraska department of health and human services determined that we have confirmed cases of community spread of coronavirus in the city. Steele cemetery, falls city, richardson, nebraska, united. A history of nebraska city, nebraska, 19001910 digitalcommons.
Steele city white pages phone books in nebraska ne. Platted in 1873, steele city was named in honor of d. The railroad was built through the town the preceding year. Steele city je selo u americkoj saveznoj drzavi nebraska. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Annual tractors and treasures farm machinery showflea. List of books and articles about nebraska history online. Also included is an account of the murder of nathan handley, taken from a local county history book, as it was thought that thomas may have been mistaken about the name and was actually describing handleys murder. Luckily for nebraska city, a permanent steel bridge had been under. Steele city was platted in 1873, six years after nebraska became a state, by abner baker and robert crinklow. This history has been preserved in four sites owned and maintained by the jefferson county historical society.
Continued in the business eight years, and was farming more or less during the time, and handled grain for a number of years. Besides being one of the most naturally beautiful towns in the state, nebraska city is full of historical attractions. In addition, several local residents have compiled their family histories and donated them to the library. In 1870 came west and settled in jefferson county, nebraska, near steele city. Whether you want to know about steele citys history, census information, data or when the library is open, these key links make it easy to get around steele city virtually. Thousands of visitors descend on the community of 60 residents on the third weekend in september for the steele city flea market and antique farm machinery show tractors and treasures are in abundance, and many fun activities provide the entertainment. The new town replaced the earlier settlements of freeport and of nearby jenkens mill, which had harnessed the fall of the little blue river in 1867 to grind grain. History of the state of nebraska, originally published by the western historical co. Historical marker 360 fairmont army airfield, on u. Steele city, jefferson county, nebraska school, village and cemetery history books by gary mitchel zabokrtsky. Nebraska history is a quarterly, illustrated magazine that explores nebraskas history and culture through original articles and historical images from our extensive collections. The stone baptist church of steele city, nebraska history nebraska. This small city of just over 7,000 residents has an astonishing 10 museums celebrating the history of the city, county, state, and country. Glenn nobles very enjoyable book, frontier steamboat town.
Each story features new research or newlypublished historical materials. From fairbury, go south and east on hwy 8 to 577th ave, about 34 of a mile past the steele city turn. Steele cemetery, falls city, richardson, nebraska, united states. Casde steele city jefferson county virtual nebraska. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the steele cemetery, falls city, richardson, nebraska, united states billiongraves cemetery and images. Today, its 80 degrees in steele city, ne, where, once it is built, the keystone xl pipeline will connect with other pipelines and allow north american oil to flow to gulf coast refineries. The primary coordinate point for steele city is located at latitude 40. Nebraska state atlas 1885 nebraska historical atlas. Jenkins built a mill just below steele city on the little blue.
It is seven years since the idea of this volume was conceived and the. If you are interested in local or family history, have questions, or just want to browse, please join us. Discover all things about nebraska with our complete series of books. Discover steele city, nebraska with the help of your friends. Our nebraska books mark important moments in the state of nebraska history. Discover librarianselected research resources on nebraska history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Likens was a resident of steele city, nebraska at the time of passing. Excerpt from a biographical and genealogical history of southeastern nebraska, vol. Welcome to the heart of steele city city data where you can quickly find the key steele city detailed data and census information you need. Steele city is a village in jefferson county, nebraska, united states. Written by william cutler and published by andreas in 1882. In 1880 bought the steele city house, which he ran one year and sold out.
This is a list of smaller local towns that surround steele city, ne. Steele city cemetery genealogy trails history group. In 1879 was elected county clerk, and is also recorder and exofficio clerk of district court, which position he is filling to the satisfaction of his constituents. Whether you are searching for an ancestors resting place, historical information, or are funeral preplanning, you can start right here in your search. Despite its metallic name, much of steele city is built of local stone. The purpose of this little book is to present, in story form, the most important facts in nebraska history in such language that a child able to read may get the story and a grown man or woman may find interest in both fact and story. There is also quite a bit of history on the endicott and steele city area.
A biographical and genealogical history of southeastern. Forty pages of pictures, some of the pictures from the 2006 book have been reprinted for clarity. Steele cityarea historical tornado activity is slightly above nebraska state average. Nebraska state historical society members receive four issues of nebraska. The third weekend in september, steele city plays host to bargain hunters and history buffs who come for the annual annual tractors and treasures farm machinery showflea market, sponsored by the jefferson county historical society. Steele city is situated on a picturesque site in the heavily wooded valley of the little blue river which runs diagonally through jefferson county. Whether you no longer have your own copy or want to surprise someone with a unique gift. People are asking me for locations in the city where coronavirus may be present. If youre planning a road trip or exploring the local area, make sure you check out some of these places to get a feel for the surrounding community. History of rice and steele counties, minnesota by curtisswedge, franklyn. The steele city baptist church is more elaborate than most.
Steele cemetery in falls city, nebraska find a grave. Ii bay city, mi richard charles steele ii was born in bay city, mi on january 22, 1968 to richard c. Joseph and western railroad was extended to that point. Nebraska city is the oldest and most historic city in nebraska. State historical society, and at nebraska citys mortonjames. Andreas history of the state of nebraska jefferson co. Find out about suspected steele city, ne scam phone calls and other nuisance calls and texts all thanks to our active community of callersmart users. Portal school this 1890 oneroom schoolhouse is complete with desks and books.
Steele city historical district the past comes alive in a stroll through this historic village. Likens was born on friday, october 19, 1934 and passed away on tuesday, february 04, 2020. Evidence reported by internet archive biblio tool for item. Steele city, founded in 1873, was named for dudley m. Following is an index to the history of steele city, nebraska. Sheldons history and stories of nebraska main page. Lieutenant james william abert 182097 of the united states army topographical engineers received orders in 1845 to explore the canadian river region of the southern plainsan area covering presentday colorado, new mexico, texas, and oklahoma.
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