Cedar County, Nebraska
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To submit photographs, e-mail Carol Tramp,
Coordinator for Cedar County
Aten | Coleridge | Constance | County & Rural Areas | Fordyce | Hartington
Laurel | Maskell | Menominee | Paragon | St. Helena | St. James | Wynot
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Nohr Family Home & Standard Oil Station This picture shows the house I grew up in. The right side (roof peak) is the old Standard Oil Station which is one of the reasons Aten stayed on maps after the post office and Standard Station closed. Standard Oil maps showed Aten and were copied by most other map makers. The left side (roof peak) is the old Aten Store. James Marsh started the store in the summer of 1881 after to big flood that destroyed Green Island, NE. My grandfather Henry Nohr came to work for Marsh at the Marsh farm and store about 1894. Submitted by Rod Nohr Parker Hotel & Henry Nohr Family Home View looking north. This is the Henry Nohr family home where my father grew up. The house was the Parker Hotel in Aten and reportedly had some materials salvaged from Green Island used in its construction. My great uncle John married Sadie Parker and they ran the hotel until moving to the Kanarado, Kansas area to homestead about the turn of the 20th century. There they ran a hotel near the rail line through Kanarado, KS. This Aten house was unused for years, deteriorated, and was torn down and removed in the early 2000's. Submitted by Rod Nohr George Bailey Home & Blacksmith Shop Looking NW at the east end of Blacksmith Shop George Bailey was one of Aten's blacksmiths. The blacksmith shop was moved about a block and is still used by the Nohr family as a shop building. Submitted by Rod Nohr One of Aten's original homes Submitted by Carol Tramp Boat repair shop, now closed Submitted by Carol Tramp Aten Resort Sign - Murdo's Submitted by Carol Tramp Murdo's Resort Submitted by Carol Tramp Murdo's Outdoor Seating Area Submitted by Carol Tramp |
I believe this photo was taken ca. 1885, and the man in the buckboard may be my great-grandfather John R. Robinson. He came to the area working on the railroad from St. Joseph MO to Yankton SD. Submitted by Quentin Robinson Henderson's Hardware Store Owned and operated by Kelly Henderson, Coleridge NE, early 1900s. Submitted by Jackie Hensley Carmack/Patrick Barbershop, Coleridge NE, ca 1910. Opened by David Carmack using proceeds from a land sale. He homesteaded a 40 acre tree claim of walnut trees halfway between Hartington and Coleridge (later the site of a country school called "Happy Valley School" by the children) and purchased an adjacent 40 acre farm. All property was sold just prior to opening this barbershop. Photo may be more accurately dated based on a sale deed. Front chair: co-owner Irving L. Patrick, b.9/9/1876; d.10/29/1936. Middle chair: co-owner David Frank Carmack b.1/6/1865; d.9/17/1922. Back chair: believed to be Jessie Patrick b.2/12/1881; d.3/2/1935. Submitted by Mike Dooley Carmack Restaurant/Hotel, Coleridge NE, ca. 1910 George Leroy Carmack (b.4/9/1895 Hartington, NE; d.2/21/1987 Billings, MT) seated at rear table (facing camera). Vella Josephine Carmack (b.9/18/1894 Hartington, NE; d.1/5/1989 St. Onge, SD), Vera Frances Carmack (b.3/19/1890 Ute, IA; d.12/7/1961 Billings, MT) and mother Carrie Elizabeth Patrick Carmack (b.6/28/1870 Ute, IA; d.3/1/1952 Billings, MT; m.6/17/1888 to David Frank Carmack b.1/6/1865 Harvard, IL; d.9/17/1922 Sioux Falls, SD) preparing to serve. David F. Carmack was co-owner of the Carmack-Patrick Barbershop while his wife operated the adjacent restaurant and hotel. Submitted by Mike Dooley Coleridge NE, ca. 1905-1910 I believe this photo was taken ca. 1905-1910 based on both the Carmack-Patrick Barbershop and the Carmack Restaurant/Hotel in the lower-right corner. A local historian may be able to date this from other buildings in the photo. Submitted by Mike Dooley Urquhart Confectionary and Tobacco Shop, Coleridge NE, ca. 1900 George Jay Urquhart (b.10/28/1885 Greene Co., IA; d.4/1968 Post Falls, ID) and sister Agnes Darling Urquhart (b.11/20/1870 Rockford, IL; d.9/23/1961 Yankton, SD) at the counter. The shop was owned by their father, James Urquhart (b.10/1833 Scotland; d.5/15/1925 Pierre, SD). Submitted by Mike Dooley Steam Tractor, ca. 1905 This steam tractor was operated in Cedar County, NE by William Archibald Urquhart (seated on tractor; b.11/30/1876 Rockford, IL; d.10/10/1956 Billings, MT) and his brother Peter James Urquhart (standing; b.12/25/1872 Rockford, IL; d.2/7/1960 Pierre, SD). The Urquhart brothers threshed grain and husked corn in the area from 1900-1910; William also sold farm machinery and worked as a farm equipment mechanic. William owned one of two cars in Coleridge; the other was owned by the town doctor. Their father owned the Urquhart Confectionary and Tobacco Shop. Submitted by Mike Dooley |
Cedar County Museum Collection War Ration Book cover, Mynne Carlson War Ration Stamps, Mynne Carlson War Ration Books, May Morten Ration Books Holder Cedar County Museum Collection 1905 Directory, The Cedar County Farmers Telephone Company Donated by Mrs. Alfred Anderson. Cedar County Museum Collection Cedar County Road Construction Cedar County Museum Collection History of Meridian Highway Bridge History of Discovery Bridge Meridian Highway Bridge Under Construction, Nebraska to Yankton, SD, 1923 Photographer Alma Tramp had a life-long fascination with the bridge. In 2008, Discovery Bridge replaced the Meridian Highway Bridge, which is now a walking bridge maintained by the State of South Dakota. Submitted by Carol Tramp Meridian Highway Bridge Under Construction, Nebraska to Yankton, SD, 1924, View 1 Photographer Alma Tramp. Submitted by Carol Tramp Meridian Highway Bridge Under Construction, Nebraska to Yankton, SD, 1924, View 2 Construction of the Meridian Highway Bridge from rural Cedar County, Nebraska, to Yankton, SD, was completed in October 1924. Photographer Alma Tramp took this photo from the Nebraska side of the bridge. Submitted by Carol Tramp |
Fordyce Fire Hall Submitted by Carol Tramp Fordyce Co-op Credit Association, now closed. Submitted by Carol Tramp |
16 ft. ditch, E.L. Dimick, Contractor, Laurel NE Cedar County Museum Collection |
The cemetery lies to the south of the church and the old school is across the street from the church. Submitted by Carol Tramp Menominee Shelter House Submitted by Carol Tramp Chalkrock Hill Lake, View 1 View 2 St. Boniface steeple can be seen in the distance. Submitted by Carol Tramp |
St. Helena Store, cir. 2008. Submitted by Carol Tramp St. Helena Social Club, View 2 Est. 1913. Once a very popular dance hall. Submitted by Carol Tramp St. Helena Cemetery Directions Sign, cir. 2008. Submitted by Carol Tramp St. Helena, cir. 2008, taken from the south. Submitted by Carol Tramp St. Helena Hall & Old Parochial School, cir. 2008. Submitted by Carol Tramp |
Home of Dr. H.E. McKenzie, Old St. James NE Submitted by Carol Tramp Wynot Mill at St. James Cedar County Museum Collection St. James Mill Fire View 1 View 2 October 1908. Mill was built in 1867. Cedar County Museum Collection |
Wynot 1913 Horse Show Cedar County Museum Collection Cable Hotel, Wynot, 1907 First hotel, built by J. Cable. Cedar County Museum Collection |
