Johnson's History of Nebraska

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Johnson's History of Nebraska

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

	PAGE.
Frontispiece - Old Trading Post, Bellevue, 1854.
Late Map of Nebraska
Union Pacific Transfer Depot	124
State University	140
Catholic Cathedral, Omaha	149
High School Building, Fremont	168
High School Building, Tekamah	211
High School Building, Plattsmouth	241
Old Territorial Capitol, Omaha	286
Union Pacific Headquarters, Omaha	296
Grand Central Hotel, Omaha	301
High School Building, Omaha	303
U. S. Postoffice Building, Omaha	307
Gage County Court House, Beatrice	357
Hall County Court House, Grand Island	371
Public School Building, Grand Island	374
Hamilton County, Court House, Aurora	380
Johnson County Court House, Tecumseh	406
Public School Building, Tecumseh	409
Public School Building, Sterling	411
Elk Creek, in the Nemaha Valley	412
Farm View near Shelton, Buffalo County	424
Junction of North and South Forks of Platte River, Lincoln County.	432
View One Mile Southwest of Lincoln	450
Normal School Building, Peru	463
Merrick County Court House Building.*	469
View near Central City, Merrick County	474
View in the Beaver Valley near Albion, Boone County	480
Public School Building, Pawnee City	510
Court House Building, Wahoo, Saunders County	537
High School Building, Wahoo, Saunders County	539
Ashland High School Building	541
Blair High School Building, Washington County	582
Bell Creek School Building	584

*Not in the original List of Illistrations.

CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. -- HISTORICAL.
PAGE.		PAGE.
The Province of Louisiana	33	Nebraska admitted as a State,	47
First settlement	39	U. S. Senators - Delegates and
Treaties with the Indians	40	Members of Congress	49
Nebraska admitted	41	Officers - Territory and State	50
Apportionment of House and		Popular vote for Congressmen	51
Council - First general election	45	Popular vote for Governor	52
Judicial Districts - Territorial
Governors	46

CHAPTER II. -- INDIANS.
The Omahas and other Tribes	53-59

CHAPTER III. -- GEOGRAPHY -- TYPOGRAPHY -- MINERALS.
Geographical position	62	Timber	71
Rivers	63	Topography	72
Minerals	69

CHAPTER IV. -- NATURAL ADVANTAGES.
Soil	76	Fruit culture	83
Agriculture	79	Stock Raising	86

CHAPTER V. -- PUBLIC LANDS.
Lands received from the U.S.	93	Union Pacific land grant	99
State University - College lands	95	B. & M. R. R. R. lands	101
Common school lands	96	Government lands	104
Saline lands	97	Homestead and timber laws	105
Penitentiary and other lands	98

CHAPTER VI. -- RAILROADS.
American Railways	107	Capital and funded debt, &c.	109

CHAPTER. VII. -- RAILWAYS IN NEBRASKA.
Miles of road in operation	114	Details of Roads	115-131

CHAPTER VIII. -- CLIMATE OF NEBRASKA.
Altitude	133	Rainfall	136
Temperature	135

CHAPTER IX. -- EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
Free Schools - School Revenues	137	Normal School - Deaf and Dumb	141
State University	140	Institution for the Blind	142

CHAPTER X. -- THE CHURCHES.
Church Interests, &c			143

CHAPTER XI. -- MILITARY MATTERS.
First Nebraska Volunteers	150	Curtis' Horse	157
Officers of First Regiment Ne-		Indian outbreak of 1864	159
braska Cavalry	153	Militia Companies	160
Second Regiment Neb. Cavalry	155	State Militia	162
First Battalion Neb. Cavalry	156

CHAPTER XII. -- IMMIGRATION.
The Character of Immigration	163	Destination of Immigrants	165

CHAPTER XIII. -- POPULATION.
PAGE.
Population of Nebraska by Counties			169

CHAPTER XIV. -- ASSESSED VALUATION.
Taxable property	172	State Indebtedness	174
Farm Animals, by Counties	173

CHAPTER XV. -- THE PRESS OF NEBRASKA.
Pioneer Journalists	175	List of Newspapers	176

CHAPTER XVI. -- NEBRASKA -- 1879.
Commerce	181	Grasshoppers	183
Manufactures	182	The people of Nebraska	184

CHAPTER XVII. -- ORGANIC ACT AND CONSTITUTION.
Organic Act of the Territory	187	Constitution adopted in 1875	189
Constitution adopted in 1866	188

INDEX TO COUNTIES & TOWNS

Note: errata appears in Introduction, on page xi.

INDEX TO NAMES
(A-K)	(L-Z)

Note: There was no index to names in the original.

Feb 1999