Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on September 30, 2022. Welcome back to our Facebook Friday history Today we salute a very early railroad man and telegrapher, Platt J. Gilman. Platt came to North Platte when the town was the terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad and was in the process of construction as the first transcontinental […]
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Wilcox-Hinman Service Station
Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on September 23, 2022. Welcome back to another Facebook Friday History! Today’s Facebook Friday History looks an old building that is still easily recognizable as one of its most famous business, the Wilcox-Hinman Service Station or The Motor Inn, located at 301 East 4th Street (now Sherwin Williams and KODY Radio). […]
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This week, we are looking at an early pioneer, Union soldier in the civil war, and survivor, Lorenzo S. Macomber.
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Today’s history looks at the early days of the Union Pacific Railroader and a strong Irish-Catholic who led an amazing career working for the Railroad, George Ambrose Austin.
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This post contains Lincoln Highway/Highway 30 postcards from across the state of Nebraska (east to west)! This would be a great summer trip to take–see what buildings are still there, discover Nebraska!
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