Steele city high school, steele city, nebraska 1952 yearbook staff of steele city high school on. Ii bay city, mi richard charles steele ii was born in bay city, mi on january 22, 1968 to richard c. Steele city historical district the past comes alive in a stroll through this historic village. Nebraska state historical society members receive four issues of nebraska. List of books and articles about nebraska history online. This small city of just over 7,000 residents has an astonishing 10 museums celebrating the history of the city, county, state, and country. 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. Publications of jefferson county genealogical society. It is seven years since the idea of this volume was conceived and the. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. From fairbury, go south and east on hwy 8 to 577th ave, about 34 of a mile past the steele city turn. Steele cityarea historical tornado activity is slightly above nebraska state average. Platted in 1873, steele city was named in honor of d. Besides being one of the most naturally beautiful towns in the state, nebraska city is full of historical attractions.
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. If you are interested in local or family history, have questions, or just want to browse, please join us. Steele city was platted in 1873, six years after nebraska became a state, by abner baker and robert crinklow. 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 stone baptist church of steele city, nebraska history nebraska. Steele city historical district the past comes alive in a stroll through this.
If you would like a copy of this book please use this order form. History of rice and steele counties, minnesota by curtisswedge, franklyn. This is a list of smaller local towns that surround steele city, ne. 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. 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. Steele city is situated on a picturesque site in the heavily wooded valley of the little blue river which runs diagonally through jefferson county. State historical society, and at nebraska citys mortonjames. 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. Living history demonstratins are held at the barn in october, and special group tours are also available. There is also quite a bit of history on the endicott and steele city area. 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. 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. 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.
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. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Steele city, jefferson county, nebraska school, village and cemetery history books by gary mitchel zabokrtsky. Annual tractors and treasures farm machinery showflea. Steele city cemetery genealogy trails history group. Discover librarianselected research resources on nebraska history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Jenkins built a mill just below steele city on the little blue. Continued in the business eight years, and was farming more or less during the time, and handled grain for a number of years.
The railroad was built through the town the preceding year. This copy is a softcover reprint of a previously owned high school yearbook. Steele cemetery in falls city, nebraska find a grave. 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. Forty pages of pictures, some of the pictures from the 2006 book have been reprinted for clarity. Steele city, founded in 1873, was named for dudley m. Historical marker 360 fairmont army airfield, on u. Steele city white pages phone books in nebraska ne. Sheldons history and stories of nebraska main page. In 1880 bought the steele city house, which he ran one year and sold out. Nebraska state atlas 1885 nebraska historical atlas. Discover steele city, nebraska with the help of your friends.
Run a reverse phone lookup on any steele city, ne phone number to see what others have reported about it as well. Pipeline works boost steele citys dwindling community. Edens memory by upgrading almas public record with words and pictures, signing almas memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle. The steele city cemetery is located in section 17, newton precinct. 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. Nebraska city is the oldest and most historic city in nebraska. Our nebraska books mark important moments in the state of nebraska history. Nebraska book company is a systems developer, a solutions provider and even a textbook distributor, but also a partner to the independent college retailer. Andreas history of the state of nebraska jefferson co. 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. 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. Evidence reported by internet archive biblio tool for item. 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. History of the state of nebraska, originally published by the western historical co.
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. Portal school this 1890 oneroom schoolhouse is complete with desks and books. Discover all things about nebraska with our complete series of books. Likens was born on friday, october 19, 1934 and passed away on tuesday, february 04, 2020. Whether you are searching for an ancestors resting place, historical information, or are funeral preplanning, you can start right here in your search.
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. People are asking me for locations in the city where coronavirus may be present. Despite its metallic name, much of steele city is built of local stone. Joseph and western railroad was extended to that point. Steele cemetery, falls city, richardson, nebraska, united. Glenn nobles very enjoyable book, frontier steamboat town. In its heyday, steele city was a bustling and prosperous railroad town.
Excerpt from a biographical and genealogical history of southeastern nebraska, vol. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Luckily for nebraska city, a permanent steel bridge had been under. Steele city ranks in the lower quartile for population density when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in nebraska. Each story features new research or newlypublished historical materials. The primary coordinate point for steele city is located at latitude 40. A history of nebraska city, nebraska, 19001910 digitalcommons. Steele city je selo u americkoj saveznoj drzavi nebraska. Casde steele city jefferson county virtual nebraska. 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. Steele cemetery, falls city, richardson, nebraska, united states. The steele city baptist church is more elaborate than most. 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 is located just 12 miles southeast of fairbury on hwy 8. Steele city is a village in jefferson county, nebraska, united states. Written by william cutler and published by andreas in 1882. He is buried in steele cemetery at falls city, nebraska. Nebraska history is a quarterly, illustrated magazine that explores nebraskas history and culture through original articles and historical images from our extensive collections. Cemeteries like steele cemetery area designated burial grounds in falls city, nebraska. A biographical and genealogical history of southeastern.