Knowledge (XXG)

History of North Omaha, Nebraska

Source đź“ť

899: 734: 524: 919:. Originally known as Omaha Barracks, the frame buildings of the post surrounded and faced a rectangular parade ground. On the level ground on the east side were the post headquarters, guardhouse, bakery, storehouses and sutlers store. Ten single-story barracks were constructed to accommodate an equal number of companies, ten being the number of companies which then comprised a regiment. Five of the barracks were on the north end of the parade ground and the other five on the south end. The hospital was built northwest of the north barracks. Most of these buildings still stand at the intersections of 30th and Fort Streets. 836: 488:
800 houses destroyed and 2000 damaged. In the 1913 Easter Sunday Tornado, the Idlewild Pool Hall at 2307 North 24th Street was the scene of the greatest loss of life. The owner, C. W. Dillard, and 13 customers were killed as they tried to take shelter on the south side of the pool hall's basement. The victims were crushed by falling debris or overcome by smoke from fires begun when wood stoves used for heating overturned. North 24th Street was laid waste. The victims were removed to the
788:
A long history of police brutality has plagued the residents and continues to do so two decades into the 21st century. Violent crime is also still higher than in other areas of the city. This is due in large part to the apathy of the city’s law enforcement. Little if any effort is put into solving violent crime perpetrated in the community which creates a pocket of impunity that continues to snowball the problems. However, it has not experienced any major race incidents since 1993.
630: 742:
street was landscaped with trees. The project was named after a leader of the Omaha nation. Originally the housing was intended to be temporary, for working people with families. It was a significant improvement over housing then available to them. With later losses of jobs in Omaha, more people who were unemployed lived in the projects. Logan Fontenelle became heavily segregated as well and suffered from a concentration of poor families with difficulties.
302:
African-American community that grew around the start of the 20th century. The Jewish community in the area was rich, with several synagogues the provided social and cultural activities. The B'nai Jacob Synagogue was located at North 25th and Nicholas Streets; the B'nai Israel Synagogue was at North 18th and Chicago Streets; and the Adass Yeshuren Synagogue was at North 25th and Seward Streets. There are several Jewish cemeteries in the area as well.
573: 464: 665: 706: 330: 760:. However, in the first few decades of the new century, increasing numbers of immigrants and migrants, and competition for jobs and housing, prompted eruptions of racial violence. Many African Americans had first been recruited by the meatpacking industry as strikebreakers, which raised resentment against them by working class ethnic immigrants and their descendants. 198: 993: 569:
have continued to change, but the city's improving economy has allowed reinvestment in the community. Other businesses in North Omaha included the Vercruysse Dairy, located on the southwest corner of North 52nd Street and Ames Avenue, the Omaha Safe Deposit and Trust Company, and the J.F. Smith Brickyard located on North 30th Street.
76: 565:
at 3106 N 24th Street. The company sold ice cream in Omaha and Council Bluffs, with a volume of up to 22,000 cones a day. By 1955 there were a few commercial buildings along Ames Avenue and North 30th Street. Two businesses along North 30th Street included the Wax Paper Products Company and the Independent Biscuit Company.
225:. Here the Mormons built shelters for the winter: 800 cabins and sod huts. The settlement included a store, bank and town square, and by the spring a gristmill, which became called Florence Mill. The town effectively ceased to exist in 1848, after the entire population had continued their trek west. 787:
Riots, including arson and significant property damage, skirmishes with local police, and a bombing in the mid- to late-20th century were demonstrations of other racial tensions. The area continues to be somewhat racially charged, as it remains largely composed of poor African-American constituents.
580:
Other historically significant businesses included the Storz Brewery, which was located at the corners of Sherman Avenue (also called 16th Street) and Clark Street and finished in 1894. The Storz Brewery was 600 feet (180 m) tall and had a capacity of 150,000 barrels a year, making it one of the
637:
North Omaha's earliest homes were built in the Florence area soon after Winter Quarters were disassembled. Its first identification as a distinct bedroom suburb of Omaha occurred in the early 1870s, when professionals who worked in downtown Omaha built their homes a mile north of downtown Omaha. For
450:
Catholic parishes grew extensively with new Irish and German immigrant families. The importance of several arterial streets was confirmed in a prominent business journal in 1890, that noted, "North Sixteenth, Cuming and North Twenty-fourth streets on the north and northwest are... prominent business
741:
In an effort to improve working class housing in North Omaha during the Depression, in the 1930s the Federal government built the Logan-Fontenelle projects, which housed up to 2100 people in 556 apartments. The development was similar to a project of public housing on the South Side of Omaha. Every
725:
Boyd and Taylor Streets and North 30th Street between Manderson and Bedford are reported to have developed in the 1920s. Harry Buford was a well-to-do member of North Omaha's African-American community with a large home built in 1929 at 1804 North 30th Street. According to one report, "The location
564:
Company operated 63 small "ice cream bungalows" that distributed their ice cream across Omaha, including dozens in this neighborhood. One of the bungalows was located 620 N. 40th Street. Co-founded in 1929 by Claude Reed, and his business partner Christian F. Becker, the company plant was located
487:
of 1913 that destroyed many of the area's businesses and neighborhoods. It cut a path of destruction through the city that was seven miles (11 km) long and a quarter of a mile wide. In the city as a whole, 140 people died and 400 were injured. Twenty-three hundred people were homeless; with
352:
Early businesses and housing were propelled by the introduction of a horse-driven street railroad in the 1870s, and electrical streetcar lines operated in North Omaha until 1955. Many early businesses in North Omaha were established by Jewish immigrants, who became part of the larger community of
926:
was the first such military school in America, and was located in North Omaha. After the United States entered the war on April 6, 1917, operations increased to the extent that a sub-post was needed to accommodate men and the maneuvering balloons. "Florence Field," about a mile north of the fort,
568:
Restructuring of the railroad and meatpacking industries resulted in massive job losses, more than 10,000, for working-class people in Omaha. Changes started to affect the neighborhood in the late 1960s. Families who remained became more poor and the area became predominantly black. Demographics
274:
in this area, which other settlers derisively labeled "Gophertown." Residents of Florence and Gophertown skirmished violently in 1856; however, no major change resulted. The Irish became well-established in Omaha, building economic and political power before the waves of European immigrants and
614:
used their economic and political strength to demand that Omaha's bars, restaurants, and other establishments halt segregationist restrictions. As the packing industry changed in the 1960s and moved operations closer to the meat producers, Omaha lost 10,000 jobs. This meant a loss of political
531:
Recruited for jobs by the meatpacking industry, African American migrants doubled their population in Omaha between 1910 and 1920, with a population among western cities second only to Los Angeles. By the late 19th century, the community already had three churches, which contributed much to its
301:
legislators who voted for Nebraska statehood. Consequently, the area was developed quickly, and included a number of prominent homes. From its development following the Scriptown platting, North Omaha was the dominion of a mixed European immigrant community that mingled extensively with the
763:
In 1919, after Red Summer, a time of racial riots in several major industrial cities, a mostly ethnic immigrant white mob from South Omaha terrorized the city's African-American population. Spurred on by sensational journalism the mob of an estimated 20,000 people began by dragging
446:
Also in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many European Jewish immigrants became involved in the Progressive and socialist movements. Some later became labor organizers in the meatpacking industry, which after two efforts, finally organized in the late 1930s and early 40s.
66:
in 1846, a lynching before the turn of the twentieth century, the thriving 24th Street community of the 1920s, the bustling development of its African-American community through the 1950s, a series of riots in the 1960s, and redevelopment in the late 20th and early 21st century.
680:, first built in the 1930s as no-cost or low-cost housing for working-class families, often of Eastern European descent. Because of job losses and population changes in the city, by the late 1960s the projects in North Omaha were inhabited almost entirely by poor and 220:
The disagreement between the Oto and Omaha over the Mormons' use of the land persuaded the pioneers to move that fall three miles (5 km) east to a bluff by the Missouri River where the Oto did not demand a tax. There they created a settlement called the
721:
by banks in decisions about loans supported such restrictions and limited reinvestment in North Omaha. The federal government's effort to insure mortgage lending led to racial discrimination in awards of loans. Such restrictions were ruled illegal in 1940.
615:
power as well for African Americans and other working-class people. Although new meat packers have opened some new operations in Omaha, unionization has dropped sharply in the two decades after 1980, and African Americans have gained few of the new jobs.
451:
streets, radiating from the commercial center into the resident portions of the city." Activities in North Omaha, particularly the locating of the Nebraska State Fair at the Omaha Driving Park, led to the formation of the civic and business association
812:-style houses located at N 38th Street and Glenwood Avenue. Craftsman and Craftsman-style bungalows were also popular in more affluent areas. According to one report, "many neighborhoods generally consist of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century 395:
in that area, making its first appearance at the aforementioned Omaha Driving Park. More than 8,000 people attended the first exhibition at a location near 18th and Sprague Streets. Buffalo Bill's Wild West show later returned to North Omaha for the
515:
for many of North Omaha's working class and middle-class whites. The North Omaha Business Men's Association made numerous contributions to Omaha commerce, culture, and education. The group was responsible for developing a new athletic field at
973:
met there starting in the late 1940s. During the 1960s popular locations in North Omaha for community activists to gather included the Fair Deal Cafe on 24th Street and Goodwin's Spencer Street Barbershop at 3116 N. 24th Street, where young
217:. Although the Mormons had permission from the US government to occupy land temporarily, Native American tribes argued about whether they should pay a fee or taxes. The Mormons had been putting up hay for the winter from the grasslands. 910:
became the Headquarters for the Department of the Platte, covering territory that stretched from the Missouri River into Montana and from Canada to Texas. It was a supply fort, rather than a defense fort, that provided assistance for the
768:
from his jail cell. He was beaten and lynched. After the mob was done with Brown's corpse, they attacked property and other African Americans in Omaha. Their efforts were thwarted, however, by the arrival of soldiers from
557:(CIO), they began to win concessions from management. The UPWA was integrated and progressive, also supporting integration of public facilities in Omaha, and the larger Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. 131:
in North Omaha. During the trial, Judge Elmer S. Dundy ruled that "an Indian is a person" within the meaning of habeas corpus. Standing Bear was allowed to leave North Omaha and return to his homeland.
115:
epidemic killed much of its population, and encroaching American settlement further reduced their historic way of life, the Omaha sold their lands and moved to their present reservation to the north in
848:
An early horse-drawn coach ran from Florence to Saratoga into Omaha from the 1860s through 1890s. Around that time horse-drawn trolleys replaced these coaches, which were then replaced with electrical
870:
From at least before 1926, Nebraska Highway 5 used to run down N. 20th Street, jogging east on Ohio Street, and then along 16th. By 1931 this was replaced by N. 30th Street, which was designated as
2519: 726:
of the family home on the west side of North 30th Street indicated the status of the Buford family in Omaha during a period of racial segregation." These types of differentiations according to
2614: 966: 141: 1179: 542:
newspaper, since 1945 the only black paper in the state. Brown kept it going by herself for more than 40 years until her death in 1989. Since her death, her niece took it over.
958:, especially by the Jewish American and African-American communities. They worked together in labor organizing, succeeding with the Meatpacking Union in the 1930s and 1940s. 1175:
Nebraska Public Media. Air Date, 08/01/1994. Documents the history of North Omaha's African American and Jewish community on North 24th Street, which flourished in the 1920s.
687:
Because of problems with crime, maintenance and segregation, as well as changing ideas about housing, in the early 2000s, the city tore down these facilities, including the
581:
largest breweries in the region. The entire facility occupied more than 15 buildings with red-tiled floors and walls, burnished stainless steel and copper fixtures. The
2161: 898: 756:
Omaha's African-American residents were spread throughout the small city from its founding through the 1900s. In 1891 a white mob lynched an African-American man named
638:
many years it was home to several prominent Omaha families, businesses, and organizations, and in 1887 North Omaha was annexed to the city of Omaha. Early north Omaha
103:
were also situationally located in the area after 1600. After a short period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when they were the most powerful Indians on the
206: 411:
Kountze Place developed after the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, with developments including large homes and several mansions built around the Expo's only remnant,
2504: 2234: 2092: 824: 673: 658: 2494: 1712: 1099: 650: 643: 717:. Properties for rent and sale were restricted on the basis of race, with the primary intent of keeping North Omaha "black" and the rest of the city "white." 859:
in North Omaha, including those along Sorenson Parkway and parallel to 24th Street. The Webster Street Depot was located at 15th and Webster Streets, and the
733: 642:
were mostly occupied by European immigrants from Ireland and Eastern Europe, as evidenced by the construction of the churches where they worshiped, such as
523: 1950: 886:. This status was revoked when the State of Nebraska refused to upgrade the roadway to Interstate specifications, and the roadway is currently called the 1517: 942:
In 1921 the city opened the North Branch Church Library at 25th and Ames. The location has been moved twice since, and the library has been renamed the
852:. North Omaha was the location of at least four street car lines that ran along 16th, 20th, 24th and 30th Streets, north and south from downtown Omaha. 816:
and period revival style houses, commercial, educational, and religious resources, and concentrations of post-World War II housing and public housing."
309:, an early community of housing for African-American families, most of whose men were employed as porters at the Union Pacific railyards to the east. 2635: 2292: 2284: 2038: 1089: 657:. This primarily residential district, the heart of which lies along both sides of North 38th Street, is the northern portion of what is known as the 2048: 982: 1406: 2402: 2229: 267:, along with more than 60 homes. For a few years, it was regarded as being larger than either of its neighboring towns of Omaha City or Florence. 2355: 2499: 2307: 1845: 624: 550: 492:. The building was a central headquarters as the community recovered. Operators went to work despite the building missing all of its windows. 1673: 1654: 2524: 2082: 2077: 2072: 2013: 1278: 797: 419:, now known as Carter Lake, was a hotbed of local sporting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The lake and surrounding park featured 405: 2312: 700: 554: 1911: 1859: 1767: 1626: 1566: 1449: 1216: 2489: 2335: 489: 376:
there for many years. The park fell into disuse by 1899; there is a report that this area was re-opened as Sunset Driving Park in 1904.
1094: 803: 672:
The area of far North Omaha from Ames Avenue north was not commonly acknowledged as an incorporated part of the city until before the
532:
life. The African-American community culture in North Omaha developed a musical legacy of blues and jazz through the 1950s. In 1938
1232: 2043: 1890: 1323: 751: 688: 342: 259:
was located in the proximity of North 24th Street and Ames Avenue. Its economy relied on its connection to the Saratoga Bend on the
808:
Early North Omaha buildings and homes were characterized by their modest purposes. An example of such simplicity is located in the
1930: 471:
North Omaha has suffered in severe Plains weather. In 1902 a major early spring storm demolished a lot of the neighborhood in the
2322: 2209: 1388: 270:
In between Saratoga and Florence was a wide, smooth plain. In the mid-1850s a large group of Irish immigrants built dugouts and
263:, less than one mile (1.6 km) away. At its peak the town had its own post office, a hotel and several businesses, including 2269: 1431: 1172: 177:, which competed with many traders for the patronage of local Native American tribes. The American Fur Company later bought out 96: 2436: 1692: 1554: 293:
was an area of North Omaha bound by 16th street on the east, 24th on the west, and Lake Street to the north. It was originally
249: 2422: 2345: 2189: 1469: 879: 313:
was another residential area, located between North 11th and North 13th Streets, from Nicholas to Locust Streets, behind the
2457: 2259: 2102: 774: 428: 1826: 2199: 2156: 2127: 1339: 691:. They replaced them with other public housing schemes featuring mixed-income and uses, with more community amenities. 397: 151: 2593: 240:. The early town included banks, a post office, a large mill, several bars, and other important businesses. Today the 229: 1709: 1580: 236:, which was incorporated two years later. The town was an important stocking point for settlers heading west on the 1732: 2297: 165:, a founder of the St. Louis, Missouri Fur Company (later known as the Missouri Fur Company). It was an important 978:
was a barber. The movement continues to be represented by Senator Chambers, and continues in the community today.
730:
and racial boundaries were prevalent throughout the North Omaha area, as in other communities across the country.
2598: 2540: 2465: 2412: 2171: 2006: 923: 915:, World War I, and World War II. Fort Omaha is best known for its role in the 1879 landmark trial of Ponca chief 883: 781: 676:, when a housing boom filled in many communities throughout the area North Omaha was the site of several federal 611: 222: 117: 63: 2166: 2449: 2387: 2302: 1947: 504: 878:, which maintains its position along N. 30th Street today. Between 1978 and 1980 a new freeway was built from 1514: 2407: 2254: 2181: 1534: 1316: 1073: 931: 777:
to protect them. The commander also stationed troops in South Omaha to prevent any more mobs from forming.
765: 639: 545:
In the 1930s and 40s, the black community together with white labor organizing partners worked against the
480: 364:
Association purchased a parcel of land located between Laird and Boyd Streets, and 16th to 20th Streets for
1254:
Gail Holmes, "Early Latter-day Saints - Settlement Cutler's Park", Early LDS, Sep 2006, accessed 2 Sep 2008
2140: 610:
in Omaha. By 1957, fully half the city's workforce worked in the meatpacking industry. In the 1950s, the
1485: 369: 2565: 2514: 2377: 2249: 2022: 1194: 1084: 1000:
North Omaha has been the birthplace and home of many figures of national and local import. They include
943: 654: 484: 452: 27: 1802: 780:
In 1969 a white police officer shot and killed, without warning, an 14-year old African American girl,
476: 2509: 2473: 2444: 2219: 2122: 1999: 1976:- Articles featuring people, places and events from the history of North Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse 1420: 1052: 912: 596: 472: 306: 214: 182: 178: 174: 147: 55: 970: 835: 629: 2550: 2264: 2244: 2112: 2107: 1670: 1651: 1369: 1148:#OmahaBlackHistory: African American People, Places and Events from the History of Omaha, Nebraska. 887: 809: 373: 170: 2585: 2555: 2274: 2194: 2117: 1161: 864: 582: 546: 500: 361: 298: 256: 233: 186: 1610: 1039:
is from North Omaha. The community has also had several sports stars, including baseball player
1908: 1745: 1444: 2580: 2575: 2350: 2064: 1623: 1407:
Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898
1213: 1127: 961:
Starting in the 1920s the community was home to both national and local organizations seeking
424: 392: 310: 2224: 784:. This incident setoff three days of unrest resulting in an estimated $ 750,000 in damages. 677: 607: 517: 241: 237: 210: 59: 31: 1551: 572: 463: 2545: 2417: 2340: 2214: 1954: 1934: 1915: 1894: 1716: 1696: 1677: 1658: 1630: 1584: 1521: 1473: 1453: 1392: 1343: 1220: 1048: 512: 420: 401: 368:, specifically, trotters. A fair association leased it, added some features, and held the 1887: 1304: 664: 2560: 2392: 2330: 2204: 1958: 1927: 1873: 1720: 1291: 1166: 1044: 1024: 1013: 975: 860: 714: 380: 354: 334: 276: 260: 155: 43: 1385: 383:
owned a large parcel of land in North Omaha, which he platted as a subdivision called
17: 2629: 2097: 1005: 916: 875: 871: 727: 593: 533: 384: 346: 314: 264: 245: 124: 108: 84: 51: 1985: 1689: 930:
The troops at Fort Omaha were responsible for restoring order to the city after the
2570: 2087: 1056: 1036: 1028: 1017: 1009: 962: 902:
Military observation balloons at the American Balloon School at Fort Omaha Nebraska
705: 600: 508: 440: 412: 388: 365: 205:
Founded in August 1846, Cutler's Park was an early tent settlement for pioneers of
197: 104: 39: 1781:
Bristow, D. (2002) A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tale of 19th Century Omaha. Caxton Press.
1466: 1253: 1204:
Paz, D.G. (1988) "John Albert Williams and Black Journalism in Omaha, 1895-1929."
329: 252:. Annexed by Omaha in 1917, the community is at the far north end of North Omaha. 1719:
City of Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. - The church, built by
823:, North Omaha is home to numerous historical and modern landmarks, listed on the 819:
Due to its exceptionally diverse history, particularly in respect to the rest of
2397: 2382: 1187: 1059: 1032: 856: 586: 416: 341:
The rest of the area comprising modern-day North Omaha developed in spurts. The
284: 255:
South of Florence was a town founded in 1856 for speculators from New York. The
166: 162: 159: 1305:"Project Prospect: A youth investigation of blacks buried at Prospect Cemetery" 549:
practices of the meatpacking plants. Through their organizing the interracial
2239: 1066: 1063: 1040: 907: 813: 770: 592:
In the 1940s, North Omaha was the home to the African-American players of the
538: 496: 280: 128: 88: 1336: 2132: 1596: 1001: 718: 561: 345:, closest to downtown, developed quickly in this period with many homes for 290: 271: 47: 1193:
Mihelich, Dennis. (1979) "World War II and the Transformation of the Omaha
737:
Pwa-public-works-administration-housing-projects-for-negroes-omaha-nebraska
713:
After the 1919 Omaha Race Riot, landlords began enforcing race-restrictive
1577: 527:
Pwa-public-works-administration-housing-project-for-negroes-omaha-nebraska
75: 955: 820: 318: 112: 1991: 275:
black migrants arrived at the end of the 19th century. Many created an
927:
consisting of 119 acres (0.48 km), was acquired for this purpose.
757: 681: 649:
West Central-Cathedral Landmark Heritage District developed around the
436: 432: 992: 589:
that opened in the mid-1930s along North 30th Street that seated 400.
1434:
Nebraska Public Media. Air Date, 08/01/1994. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
991: 897: 834: 732: 704: 663: 628: 571: 522: 483:. The most significant weather-related event to hit Omaha was the 462: 196: 111:
nation settled in the vicinity of present-day East Omaha. After a
100: 92: 74: 35: 1973: 1846:
Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Neighborhoods in Central Omaha
1155:
Patterns on the Landscape, Heritage Conservation in North Omaha.
849: 294: 1995: 1446:
Nebraska State Gazetteer Business Directory & Farmer's List
475:
neighborhood. The tornado-like activity destroyed the original
1165:, 60 minutes, VHS/DVD. A 1966 award-winning documentary about 1120:
The Black Experience in Selected Nebraska Counties, 1854-1920.
603:
teams from across the U.S. It had several important players.
1979: 1169:
in Omaha. Features State Sen. Ernie Chambers as a young man.
317:. For more than 75 years this area was inhabited solely by 1861:
Reconnaissance Survey of Selected Neighborhoods in Nebraska
1380: 1378: 1357:
Tell Me a Riddle (Women Writers : Texts and Contexts)
967:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
173:. Cabanné's Trading Post belonged to John Jacob Astor's 54:. North Omaha has roots back to 1812 and the founding of 142:
History of African Americans in Omaha in the 19th century
1768:"Reconnaissance Survey of Select Nebraska Communities" 287:, near work at the stockyards and meatpacking plants. 1214:
The Negroes of Nebraska: The Negro Comes to Nebraska.
169:
post for securing initial American investment in the
1567:
Reconnaissance Survey of Select Nebraska Communities
127:
was held captive by the United States government at
2607: 2533: 2482: 2370: 2321: 2283: 2180: 2149: 2057: 2029: 1982:- A website featuring much history from North Omaha 1777: 1775: 1153:Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission. (1984) 1113:
Boom and Bust on the Frontier: North Omaha's Story.
950:
Political and Civil rights movements in North Omaha
146:The first settlements in North Omaha were the 1812 349:European immigrant and African American families. 1827:"Where Killings Go Unsolved | Washingtonpost.com" 1733:West Central-Cathedral Landmark Heritage District 1190:, including jazz, blues, soul, R&B, and rock. 560:From the early 1930s through the 1950s, the Reed 95:nations were the first to occupy the area around 1266:A Dirty, Wicked Town: Omaha in the 19th Century. 1035:all have called North Omaha home. Businesswoman 400:in 1898. Held in conjunction with the Expo, the 393:Wild West, Rocky Mountain and Prairie Exhibition 244:is recognized as the oldest building in Omaha. 34:spanning over 200 years, pre-dating the rest of 606:In 1947 a total of 15,000 people worked in the 599:team. The team played exhibition games against 207:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2157:Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1279:"Andreas' History of Nebraska: Douglas County" 1249: 1247: 674:Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 443:featured several outdoor activities, as well. 427:clubs, Bungalow City, and the Omaha Gun Club. 2007: 1803:"Remembering Vivian Strong | netnebraska.org" 1122:M.A. Thesis, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 1100:Timeline of racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska 408:representing 35 tribes to the area, as well. 333:Night view of the Grand Court. Photograph by 305:Other early communities in the area included 8: 1652:Art Work of Omaha - 32nd Street, 39th Street 2520:St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church 1539:Tragic Story of America's Greatest Disaster 1421:Historical postcard from the Omaha Gun Club 1012:leader; the storied Nebraska State Senator 2014: 2000: 1992: 1141:North Omaha History, Volumes 1, 2 & 3. 1321:Nebraska: A guide to the Cornhusker state 1135:The Mysterious Disappearance of Saratoga. 1090:Timeline of North Omaha, Nebraska history 499:neighborhood, in the 1910s the area near 185:. Fontenelle's Post became the start of 2615:List of African-American historic places 1888:Council Bluffs/Omaha: Highway Chronology 1229:The Saratoga Story, Inflated Beginnings. 983:Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska 328: 2356:Omaha Blues, Jazz & Gospel Festival 1243: 58:. It includes the Mormon settlement of 2500:Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church 1723:, is located at 915 North 18th Street. 1599:. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 6/11/07. 1186:- Describes Omaha's influence on many 625:Neighborhoods in North Omaha, Nebraska 551:United Packinghouse Workers of America 379:During this period early Omaha banker 248:was believed to have helped build the 150:located near Hummel Park and the 1823 798:Architecture in North Omaha, Nebraska 503:became home to an almost exclusively 495:Starting with the development of the 7: 1372:The GEL Motorsport Information Page. 1150:Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing 1143:Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing 701:African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska 555:Congress of Industrial Organizations 2490:Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church 2336:Carver Savings and Loan Association 969:(NAACP) and the Urban League. The 965:for African Americans, such as the 490:Webster Telephone Exchange Building 1624:Barnstorming & Tournament Ball 1491:March 12, 1902. Retrieved 1/18/08. 1411:Nebraska State Historical Society. 1157:City of Omaha Planning Department. 1095:Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska 804:Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska 507:. With a variety of churches and 25: 1699:Douglas County Historical Society 1395:Douglas County Historical Society 1324:Nebraska State Historical Society 752:Racial Tension in Omaha, Nebraska 689:Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects 646:on North 18th and Izard Streets. 2636:History of North Omaha, Nebraska 2210:Logan Fontenelle Housing Project 1180:A Rich Music History Long Untold 988:Notable figures from North Omaha 874:. In 1984 US 73 was replaced by 839:Omaha, Nebraska 1955 Yellow Book 633:Omaha Sacred Heart School mosaic 2293:List of people from North Omaha 1850:Prepared for the City of Omaha. 1555:University of Nebraska at Omaha 158:. Fort Lisa was built by famed 2423:Central Park Elementary School 2346:Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame 1502:Omaha's Easter Tornado of 1913 775:African-American neighborhoods 773:who created a boundary around 585:was a one-screen neighborhood 189:, the first town in Nebraska. 1: 2474:Walnut Hill Elementary School 2458:Miller Park Elementary School 1370:Omaha Driving Park Track Info 536:and her husband founded the 2505:Sacred Heart Catholic Church 2462:Minne Lusa Elementary School 2430:Fontenelle Elementary School 2427:Druid Hill Elementary School 1128:History of North High School 894:Historical military presence 863:was on North 30th Street in 398:Trans-Mississippi Exposition 232:bought the site and founded 2594:John A. Creighton Boulevard 2495:Holy Family Catholic Church 1843:Mead and Hunt, Inc. (2003) 1611:Mickey Stubblefield Profile 651:Academy of the Sacred Heart 612:United Packinghouse Workers 511:, the neighborhood was the 297:in 1855 to provide land to 209:who were on their way from 2652: 2441:Franklin Elementary School 2418:Florence Elementary School 1876:. p. 56. Retrieved 8/4/07. 1515:1913 Easter Sunday Tornado 1294:. p. 26. Retrieved 8/4/07. 1146:Fletcher Sasse, A. (2021) 1139:Fletcher Sasse, A. (2014) 1071: 980: 825:Registered Historic Places 801: 795: 749: 698: 622: 505:Danish immigrant community 357:who built downtown Omaha. 139: 2466:Sherman Elementary School 2445:Hartman Elementary School 2172:Shooting of Vivian Strong 1359:Rutgers University Press. 924:Fort Omaha Balloon School 882:north to Lake St, called 844:Historical transportation 576:Charles-Storz-House-Omaha 479:and closed North Omaha's 467:Omaha Tornado Damage 1913 118:Thurston County, Nebraska 2450:Kellom Elementary School 1535:Omaha's Terrible Evening 1386:Omaha Timeline 1880-1889 1201:(3) (Fall 1979):401-423. 640:residential developments 1937:University of Nebraska. 1467:"History of Ak-Sar-Ben" 1317:Federal Writers Project 1133:Finlayson, A.J. (1978) 1074:People from North Omaha 932:Omaha Race Riot of 1919 827:within its boundaries. 792:Historical architecture 668:Trans-Mississippi Canal 2235:Prospect Hill Cemetery 1928:Douglas County History 1909:Omaha Military History 1118:Bish, James D. (1989) 997: 903: 840: 738: 710: 669: 653:, opened in 1882, and 634: 577: 528: 468: 431:was an early site for 338: 202: 152:Cabanné's Trading Post 123:In 1879, Ponca leader 80: 18:History of North Omaha 2515:St. Cecilia Cathedral 2470:Skinner Magnet Center 2454:Lothrop Magnet Center 2378:Howard Kennedy School 2049:Civil Rights Movement 2023:North Omaha, Nebraska 1974:NorthOmahaHistory.com 1885:Morrison, J. (2007). 1874:Checker Cab Directory 1578:Storz Brewery History 1504:. Arcadia Publishing. 1486:"Big storm at Omaha," 1432:"A Street of Dreams," 1292:Checker Cab Directory 1233:Omaha History Society 1173:"A Street of Dreams," 1115:Omaha Public Library. 1085:North Omaha, Nebraska 995: 944:Charles B. Washington 901: 838: 831:Historical government 802:Further information: 736: 708: 699:Further information: 667: 655:St. Cecilia Cathedral 632: 619:Historical residences 575: 526: 485:Easter Sunday tornado 466: 332: 200: 78: 28:North Omaha, Nebraska 2590:Fontenelle Boulevard 2510:Salem Baptist Church 2433:Monroe Middle School 2167:Rice–Poindexter case 1948:North Branch Library 1524:Omaha Public Library 913:American Indian Wars 608:meatpacking industry 597:independent baseball 215:Salt Lake City, Utah 183:Missouri Fur Company 175:American Fur Company 71:Pre-European contact 2551:North Omaha Airport 2541:North Freeway/US 75 2525:Zion Baptist Church 2413:Central High School 2265:Broomfield Rowhouse 2245:General Crook House 1986:Historical Florence 1791:A Street of Dreams. 1337:Transportation Page 1307:Girls Club of Omaha 1264:Bristow, D. (2002) 1227:Wilhite, A. (1970) 1199:Nebraska History 60 996:The young Malcolm X 954:North Omaha ace of 888:North Omaha Freeway 855:There were several 709:Omaha neighborhoods 684:African Americans. 404:drew more than 500 391:founded his famous 387:. On May 17, 1883, 374:Nebraska State Fair 370:Douglas County Fair 201:Mormons at Florence 171:Louisiana Territory 2586:Florence Boulevard 2556:Metro Area Transit 2341:Dreamland Ballroom 2275:Minne Lusa Theater 2215:Dreamland Ballroom 2195:Omaha Driving Park 1953:2007-09-27 at the 1933:2011-07-20 at the 1926:Reeves, R. (n.d.) 1914:2007-08-18 at the 1893:2006-06-19 at the 1831:Washingtonpost.com 1757:A Street of Dreams 1715:2007-02-05 at the 1710:Holy Family Church 1695:2007-02-06 at the 1676:2007-09-27 at the 1657:2007-09-27 at the 1629:2006-11-12 at the 1597:Minne Lusa Theater 1583:2006-12-29 at the 1557:Alumni Association 1520:2007-09-27 at the 1472:2007-03-21 at the 1452:2007-01-07 at the 1391:2007-09-27 at the 1342:2007-01-03 at the 1219:2021-10-26 at the 1162:A Time for Burning 1043:, football player 998: 956:political activism 904: 841: 739: 711: 670: 644:Holy Family Church 635: 583:Minne Lusa Theater 578: 529: 469: 362:Omaha Driving Park 339: 299:Nebraska Territory 203: 81: 2623: 2622: 2599:Lincoln Boulevard 2581:North 30th Street 2363:Stone Soul Picnic 2351:Native Omaha Days 1690:Historic Families 1641:Accessed 11.10.05 1355:Olsen, T. (1995) 1184:The Omaha Reader. 1064:basketball player 1055:, Houston Texans 695:Racism in housing 477:Immanuel Hospital 325:Late 19th century 230:James C. Mitchell 181:, founded by the 179:Fontenelle's Post 16:(Redirected from 2643: 2313:African American 2255:Bank of Florence 2200:Omaha University 2016: 2009: 2002: 1993: 1962: 1944: 1938: 1924: 1918: 1905: 1899: 1883: 1877: 1870: 1864: 1857: 1851: 1841: 1835: 1834: 1823: 1817: 1816: 1814: 1813: 1799: 1793: 1788: 1782: 1779: 1770: 1765: 1759: 1754: 1748: 1742: 1736: 1730: 1724: 1721:Irish immigrants 1706: 1700: 1686: 1680: 1667: 1661: 1648: 1642: 1639: 1633: 1620: 1614: 1606: 1600: 1593: 1587: 1575: 1569: 1564: 1558: 1548: 1542: 1531: 1525: 1511: 1505: 1498: 1492: 1483: 1477: 1463: 1457: 1441: 1435: 1429: 1423: 1418: 1412: 1402: 1396: 1382: 1373: 1366: 1360: 1353: 1347: 1333: 1327: 1314: 1308: 1301: 1295: 1288: 1282: 1275: 1269: 1262: 1256: 1251: 1224:CFC Productions. 1111:Unknown. (1987) 678:housing projects 518:Omaha University 406:American Indians 257:Town of Saratoga 242:Bank of Florence 238:California Trail 136:Mid-19th century 32:recorded history 21: 2651: 2650: 2646: 2645: 2644: 2642: 2641: 2640: 2626: 2625: 2624: 2619: 2603: 2546:Eppley Airfield 2529: 2478: 2366: 2317: 2279: 2230:Winter Quarters 2176: 2162:1960s/70s riots 2145: 2141:Near North Side 2053: 2025: 2020: 1970: 1965: 1955:Wayback Machine 1945: 1941: 1935:Wayback Machine 1925: 1921: 1916:Wayback Machine 1906: 1902: 1895:Wayback Machine 1884: 1880: 1871: 1867: 1858: 1854: 1842: 1838: 1825: 1824: 1820: 1811: 1809: 1807:netnebraska.org 1801: 1800: 1796: 1789: 1785: 1780: 1773: 1766: 1762: 1755: 1751: 1743: 1739: 1731: 1727: 1717:Wayback Machine 1707: 1703: 1697:Wayback Machine 1687: 1683: 1678:Wayback Machine 1671:Yates Residence 1668: 1664: 1659:Wayback Machine 1649: 1645: 1640: 1636: 1631:Wayback Machine 1621: 1617: 1607: 1603: 1594: 1590: 1585:Wayback Machine 1576: 1572: 1565: 1561: 1549: 1545: 1532: 1528: 1522:Wayback Machine 1512: 1508: 1500:Sing, T (2003) 1499: 1495: 1489:New York Times. 1484: 1480: 1474:Wayback Machine 1464: 1460: 1454:Wayback Machine 1442: 1438: 1430: 1426: 1419: 1415: 1403: 1399: 1393:Wayback Machine 1383: 1376: 1367: 1363: 1354: 1350: 1344:Wayback Machine 1334: 1330: 1315: 1311: 1302: 1298: 1289: 1285: 1276: 1272: 1263: 1259: 1252: 1245: 1241: 1221:Wayback Machine 1188:genres of music 1108: 1081: 1076: 1049:Gabrielle Union 1008:, an important 990: 985: 952: 940: 896: 857:railroad tracks 846: 833: 806: 800: 794: 754: 748: 703: 697: 627: 621: 513:cultural center 481:Franklin School 461: 402:Indian Congress 355:business people 343:Near North Side 327: 265:its own brewery 223:Winter Quarters 195: 144: 138: 83:Bands from the 73: 64:Winter Quarters 44:ethnic enclaves 38:, encompassing 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 2649: 2647: 2639: 2638: 2628: 2627: 2621: 2620: 2618: 2617: 2611: 2609: 2605: 2604: 2602: 2601: 2596: 2591: 2588: 2583: 2578: 2573: 2568: 2563: 2561:Florence Depot 2558: 2553: 2548: 2543: 2537: 2535: 2534:Transportation 2531: 2530: 2528: 2527: 2522: 2517: 2512: 2507: 2502: 2497: 2492: 2486: 2484: 2480: 2479: 2477: 2476: 2471: 2468: 2463: 2460: 2455: 2452: 2447: 2442: 2439: 2434: 2431: 2428: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2410: 2405: 2400: 2395: 2393:Lothrop School 2390: 2385: 2380: 2374: 2372: 2368: 2367: 2365: 2364: 2361: 2358: 2353: 2348: 2343: 2338: 2333: 2331:Fair Deal Cafe 2327: 2325: 2319: 2318: 2316: 2315: 2310: 2305: 2300: 2295: 2289: 2287: 2281: 2280: 2278: 2277: 2272: 2267: 2262: 2257: 2252: 2247: 2242: 2237: 2232: 2227: 2222: 2217: 2212: 2207: 2205:Redick Mansion 2202: 2197: 2192: 2186: 2184: 2178: 2177: 2175: 2174: 2169: 2164: 2159: 2153: 2151: 2147: 2146: 2144: 2143: 2138: 2135: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2110: 2105: 2100: 2095: 2090: 2085: 2080: 2075: 2070: 2067: 2065:Squatter's Row 2061: 2059: 2055: 2054: 2052: 2051: 2046: 2044:Racial tension 2041: 2035: 2033: 2027: 2026: 2021: 2019: 2018: 2011: 2004: 1996: 1990: 1989: 1983: 1977: 1969: 1968:External links 1966: 1964: 1963: 1959:Public Library 1939: 1919: 1900: 1878: 1865: 1852: 1836: 1818: 1794: 1783: 1771: 1760: 1749: 1746:Omaha Plat Map 1737: 1735:City of Omaha. 1725: 1701: 1681: 1662: 1643: 1634: 1615: 1601: 1588: 1570: 1559: 1543: 1526: 1506: 1493: 1478: 1458: 1436: 1424: 1413: 1397: 1374: 1361: 1348: 1346:Omaha Exchange 1328: 1309: 1296: 1283: 1270: 1257: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1236: 1235: 1225: 1209: 1206:Midwest Review 1202: 1191: 1176: 1170: 1167:race relations 1158: 1151: 1144: 1137: 1131: 1123: 1116: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1080: 1077: 1072:Main article: 1045:Johnny Rodgers 1027:, saxophonist 1025:Wynonie Harris 1014:Ernie Chambers 989: 986: 976:Ernie Chambers 971:De Porres Club 951: 948: 939: 936: 895: 892: 861:Florence Depot 845: 842: 832: 829: 796:Main article: 793: 790: 750:Main article: 747: 746:Racial tension 744: 696: 693: 623:Main article: 620: 617: 553:, part of the 460: 457: 381:Herman Kountze 335:Frank Rinehart 326: 323: 311:Squatter's Row 277:ethnic enclave 261:Missouri River 194: 191: 156:Missouri River 137: 134: 72: 69: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2648: 2637: 2634: 2633: 2631: 2616: 2613: 2612: 2610: 2606: 2600: 2597: 2595: 2592: 2589: 2587: 2584: 2582: 2579: 2577: 2574: 2572: 2569: 2567: 2566:Mormon Bridge 2564: 2562: 2559: 2557: 2554: 2552: 2549: 2547: 2544: 2542: 2539: 2538: 2536: 2532: 2526: 2523: 2521: 2518: 2516: 2513: 2511: 2508: 2506: 2503: 2501: 2498: 2496: 2493: 2491: 2488: 2487: 2485: 2481: 2475: 2472: 2469: 2467: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2453: 2451: 2448: 2446: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2432: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2409: 2406: 2404: 2401: 2399: 2396: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2388:Kellom School 2386: 2384: 2381: 2379: 2376: 2375: 2373: 2369: 2362: 2360:Florence Days 2359: 2357: 2354: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2328: 2326: 2324: 2320: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2304: 2301: 2299: 2296: 2294: 2291: 2290: 2288: 2286: 2282: 2276: 2273: 2271: 2268: 2266: 2263: 2261: 2258: 2256: 2253: 2251: 2250:Storz Brewery 2248: 2246: 2243: 2241: 2238: 2236: 2233: 2231: 2228: 2226: 2225:Cutler's Park 2223: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2191: 2188: 2187: 2185: 2183: 2179: 2173: 2170: 2168: 2165: 2163: 2160: 2158: 2155: 2154: 2152: 2148: 2142: 2139: 2136: 2134: 2131: 2129: 2126: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2116: 2114: 2111: 2109: 2106: 2104: 2101: 2099: 2098:Kountze Place 2096: 2094: 2091: 2089: 2086: 2084: 2081: 2079: 2076: 2074: 2071: 2068: 2066: 2063: 2062: 2060: 2058:Neighborhoods 2056: 2050: 2047: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2036: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2024: 2017: 2012: 2010: 2005: 2003: 1998: 1997: 1994: 1987: 1984: 1981: 1980:BlackPast.org 1978: 1975: 1972: 1971: 1967: 1960: 1956: 1952: 1949: 1943: 1940: 1936: 1932: 1929: 1923: 1920: 1917: 1913: 1910: 1904: 1901: 1897: 1896: 1892: 1889: 1882: 1879: 1875: 1869: 1866: 1863: 1862: 1856: 1853: 1849: 1847: 1840: 1837: 1832: 1828: 1822: 1819: 1808: 1804: 1798: 1795: 1792: 1787: 1784: 1778: 1776: 1772: 1769: 1764: 1761: 1758: 1753: 1750: 1747: 1741: 1738: 1734: 1729: 1726: 1722: 1718: 1714: 1711: 1705: 1702: 1698: 1694: 1691: 1685: 1682: 1679: 1675: 1672: 1666: 1663: 1660: 1656: 1653: 1647: 1644: 1638: 1635: 1632: 1628: 1625: 1619: 1616: 1613: 1612: 1605: 1602: 1598: 1592: 1589: 1586: 1582: 1579: 1574: 1571: 1568: 1563: 1560: 1556: 1553: 1547: 1544: 1540: 1536: 1530: 1527: 1523: 1519: 1516: 1510: 1507: 1503: 1497: 1494: 1490: 1487: 1482: 1479: 1475: 1471: 1468: 1462: 1459: 1455: 1451: 1448: 1447: 1440: 1437: 1433: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1417: 1414: 1410: 1408: 1401: 1398: 1394: 1390: 1387: 1381: 1379: 1375: 1371: 1365: 1362: 1358: 1352: 1349: 1345: 1341: 1338: 1332: 1329: 1325: 1322: 1318: 1313: 1310: 1306: 1300: 1297: 1293: 1287: 1284: 1280: 1274: 1271: 1268:Caxton Press. 1267: 1261: 1258: 1255: 1250: 1248: 1244: 1238: 1234: 1230: 1226: 1223: 1222: 1218: 1215: 1210: 1207: 1203: 1200: 1196: 1192: 1189: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1164: 1163: 1159: 1156: 1152: 1149: 1145: 1142: 1138: 1136: 1132: 1130: 1129: 1124: 1121: 1117: 1114: 1110: 1109: 1105: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1082: 1078: 1075: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1061: 1058: 1054: 1050: 1046: 1042: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1021: 1019: 1016:, and author 1015: 1011: 1007: 1006:Whitney Young 1003: 994: 987: 984: 979: 977: 972: 968: 964: 959: 957: 949: 947: 945: 937: 935: 933: 928: 925: 920: 918: 917:Standing Bear 914: 909: 900: 893: 891: 889: 885: 881: 877: 873: 868: 866: 862: 858: 853: 851: 843: 837: 830: 828: 826: 822: 817: 815: 811: 805: 799: 791: 789: 785: 783: 782:Vivian Strong 778: 776: 772: 767: 761: 759: 753: 745: 743: 735: 731: 729: 728:socioeconomic 723: 720: 716: 707: 702: 694: 692: 690: 685: 683: 679: 675: 666: 662: 660: 656: 652: 647: 645: 641: 631: 626: 618: 616: 613: 609: 604: 602: 598: 595: 594:Omaha Rockets 590: 588: 584: 574: 570: 566: 563: 558: 556: 552: 548: 543: 541: 540: 535: 534:Mildred Brown 525: 521: 519: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 493: 491: 486: 482: 478: 474: 473:Monmouth Park 465: 458: 456: 454: 448: 444: 442: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 418: 414: 409: 407: 403: 399: 394: 390: 386: 385:Kountze Place 382: 377: 375: 371: 367: 363: 360:In 1875, the 358: 356: 350: 348: 347:working-class 344: 336: 331: 324: 322: 320: 316: 315:Storz Brewery 312: 308: 303: 300: 296: 292: 288: 286: 282: 278: 273: 268: 266: 262: 258: 253: 251: 250:Florence Mill 247: 246:Brigham Young 243: 239: 235: 231: 226: 224: 218: 216: 212: 208: 199: 192: 190: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 161: 157: 153: 149: 143: 135: 133: 130: 126: 125:Standing Bear 121: 119: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 77: 70: 68: 65: 61: 60:Cutler's Park 57: 53: 52:social change 49: 45: 41: 40:wildcat banks 37: 33: 29: 19: 2190:Kountze Park 2113:Orchard Hill 2088:Gifford Park 2030: 1942: 1922: 1903: 1886: 1881: 1868: 1860: 1855: 1844: 1839: 1830: 1821: 1810:. Retrieved 1806: 1797: 1790: 1786: 1763: 1756: 1752: 1740: 1728: 1704: 1684: 1665: 1646: 1637: 1618: 1608: 1604: 1591: 1573: 1562: 1546: 1538: 1529: 1509: 1501: 1496: 1488: 1481: 1476:, Ak-Sar-Ben 1461: 1445: 1439: 1427: 1416: 1405: 1400: 1364: 1356: 1351: 1331: 1320: 1312: 1299: 1286: 1273: 1265: 1260: 1228: 1212: 1205: 1198: 1195:Urban League 1183: 1160: 1154: 1147: 1140: 1134: 1126: 1119: 1112: 1106:Bibliography 1057:running back 1053:John Beasley 1037:Cathy Hughes 1029:Preston Love 1022: 1018:Tillie Olsen 1010:civil rights 999: 963:equal rights 960: 953: 941: 929: 921: 905: 869: 854: 847: 818: 807: 786: 779: 762: 758:George Smith 755: 740: 724: 712: 686: 671: 648: 636: 605: 601:Negro league 591: 579: 567: 559: 544: 537: 530: 509:social clubs 494: 470: 459:20th century 449: 445: 441:Kountze Park 413:Kountze Park 410: 389:Buffalo Bill 378: 366:horse racing 359: 351: 340: 304: 289: 269: 254: 227: 219: 204: 145: 122: 105:Great Plains 82: 79:Pawnee lodge 26: 2437:Benson High 2398:Long School 2383:Lake School 2270:Carter Lake 2260:The Sherman 2137:Casey's Row 2108:Walnut Hill 2103:Miller Park 1060:Ahman Green 1033:Buddy Miles 850:street cars 810:four-square 587:movie house 429:Miller Park 417:Lake Nakoma 353:successful 307:Casey's Row 285:South Omaha 193:Early towns 167:fur trading 163:Manuel Lisa 160:fur trapper 97:Carter Lake 2576:North 24th 2408:North High 2240:Fort Omaha 2123:East Omaha 2093:Gold Coast 2083:Bemis Park 2069:Gophertown 1812:2021-03-30 1239:References 1208:10: 14–32. 1067:Bob Boozer 1047:, actress 1041:Bob Gibson 981:See also: 908:Fort Omaha 814:vernacular 771:Fort Omaha 766:Will Brown 682:low-income 659:Gold Coast 547:segregated 539:Omaha Star 497:Minne Lusa 453:Ak-Sar-Ben 281:Sheelytown 272:sod houses 154:along the 140:See also: 129:Fort Omaha 48:race riots 2403:Tech High 2220:Fort Lisa 2182:Landmarks 2133:Scriptown 1319:. (1939) 1002:Malcolm X 938:Libraries 719:Redlining 715:covenants 562:Ice Cream 520:in 1928. 455:in 1895. 319:squatters 291:Scriptown 148:Fort Lisa 120:in 1856. 56:Fort Lisa 2630:Category 2483:Churches 2128:Saratoga 2118:Florence 2039:Timeline 1957:. Omaha 1951:Archived 1931:Archived 1912:Archived 1891:Archived 1713:Archived 1693:Archived 1674:Archived 1655:Archived 1627:Archived 1581:Archived 1552:Football 1518:Archived 1470:Archived 1450:Archived 1389:Archived 1340:Archived 1326:. p 243. 1217:Archived 1079:See also 1051:, actor 946:Branch. 906:In 1878 865:Florence 821:Nebraska 501:Florence 423:events, 372:and the 234:Florence 228:In 1854 187:Bellevue 113:smallpox 2371:Schools 2323:Culture 2031:History 1988:website 1946:(n.d.) 1907:(n.d.) 1872:(1948) 1744:(1937) 1708:(n.d.) 1688:(n.d.) 1669:(n.d.) 1650:(n.d.) 1622:(n.d.) 1609:(n.d.) 1550:(n.d.) 1443:(1890) 1384:(n.d.) 1368:(n.d.) 1335:(n.d.) 1303:(1981) 1290:(1948) 1211:(2003) 1178:(2005) 1023:Singer 437:boating 433:golfing 421:sailing 337:, 1898. 295:platted 2308:Jewish 2298:German 2285:People 2150:Events 2078:Dundee 2073:Benson 1533:(n.d.) 1513:(n.d.) 1465:(n.d.) 1404:(n.d.) 1277:(n.d.) 1125:(n.d) 1062:, and 439:, and 425:rowing 211:Nauvoo 107:, the 99:. The 85:Pawnee 30:has a 2608:Other 2571:Dodge 2303:Irish 1595:(nd) 884:I-580 880:I-480 876:US 75 872:US 73 109:Omaha 101:Ponca 93:Sioux 36:Omaha 1031:and 922:The 435:and 91:and 89:Otoe 62:and 50:and 1197:", 283:in 279:in 213:to 2632:: 1829:. 1805:. 1774:^ 1537:. 1377:^ 1246:^ 1231:- 1182:, 1069:. 1020:. 1004:; 934:. 890:. 867:. 661:. 415:. 321:. 87:, 46:, 42:, 2015:e 2008:t 2001:v 1961:. 1898:. 1848:. 1833:. 1815:. 1541:. 1456:. 1409:. 1281:. 20:)

Index

History of North Omaha
North Omaha, Nebraska
recorded history
Omaha
wildcat banks
ethnic enclaves
race riots
social change
Fort Lisa
Cutler's Park
Winter Quarters

Pawnee
Otoe
Sioux
Carter Lake
Ponca
Great Plains
Omaha
smallpox
Thurston County, Nebraska
Standing Bear
Fort Omaha
History of African Americans in Omaha in the 19th century
Fort Lisa
Cabanné's Trading Post
Missouri River
fur trapper
Manuel Lisa
fur trading

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑