Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on February 26, 2021. Today’s History series features a prominent pioneer who hailed from a famous portrait artist. Enjoy! Franklin Peale was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 6, 1838 to Reuben and Mary Ann Peale. At an early age he applied himself to become an artist. He had natural artistic […]
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Dr. Marie Ames and Her 100 Year Old House
Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on January 29, 2021. TGIF! It’s Time for our Friday History Series! Today, we are talking about Dr. Marie Ames and her 100 year old house. On April 12th, 1921, the North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune announced that Dr. Marie Ames approved a contract to have a house to be used as […]
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Originally posted to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on January 22, 2021. Today’s Look at History focuses on the early days of radio here in North Platte. Radio broadcasting was the cheapest form of entertainment, and it provided the public with far better entertainment than most people were accustomed to. As a result, its popularity grew rapidly in the […]
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Originally posted to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on May 18, 2017. Warren Lloyd was born in New York state on February 14, 1830. As a boy, he was mesmerized by machinery. He found a career on the railroad and worked for several. But the allure of the “Wild West” was always on his mind. In 1850-1851, his wandering […]
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Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on May 25, 2017 Today’s topic: The history of the Union Pacific Depot and Hotel; as well as the North Platte Canteen! Sadly, the Union Pacific Depot was torn down on November 2, 1973. It has been a source of controversy and gossip by locals for many, many years. Today’s view […]
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