DestiMap

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

The Best Attractions In Fairbury

x

Crystal Springs Park

Fairbury City Park

Arbor Day Farm

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

Pioneer Village

Homestead National Monument of America

Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari

Eugene T. Mahoney State Park

Fairbury is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,942 at the 2010 census. Fairbury has been closely connected with railroading for much of its history. It was founded on the projected route of a railway, and grew as a shipping center. For nearly 80 years, it was the location of the Western Division headquarters of the Rock Island Railroad. Fairbury prospered with the Rock Island, and lost business and residents as the railroad declined.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Best Attractions In Fairbury

1. Fairbury City Park Fairbury
Fairbury is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,942 at the 2010 census. Fairbury has been closely connected with railroading for much of its history. It was founded on the projected route of a railway, and grew as a shipping center. For nearly 80 years, it was the location of the Western Division headquarters of the Rock Island Railroad. Fairbury prospered with the Rock Island, and lost business and residents as the railroad declined.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Rock Creek Station State Historical Park Fairbury
The 1894 Rock Island railroad wreck occurred when a locomotive carrying two passenger cars was sabotaged on August 9, 1894, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The train was purposely derailed from a 40-foot trestle which today passes above the Jamaica North Trail at Wilderness Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, killing eleven. To date, the sabotage is one of the largest instances of mass murder in the state of Nebraska, along with the 1958 killing spree of Charles Starkweather, and the Westroads Mall shooting of 2007. It is also the largest officially unsolved crime in Lincoln history.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Crystal Springs Park Fairbury
4. Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum Ashland Nebraska
The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force. It is located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha. The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft, missile, and space vehicles and provide educational resources. It is regarded as having one of the top collections of strategic aircraft.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Homestead National Monument of America Beatrice
Homestead National Monument of America, a unit of the National Park System, commemorates passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, which allowed any qualified person to claim up to 160 acres of federally owned land in exchange for five years of residence and the cultivation and improvement of the property. The Act eventually transferred 270,000,000 acres from public to private ownership. The national monument is five miles west of Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska on a site that includes some of the first acres successfully claimed under the Homestead Act. The national monument was first included in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966 .
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari Ashland Nebraska
The Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari is a 440 acre drive-through park located near the town of Ashland, Nebraska, United States. The Park includes scenic prairies and wetlands that feature dozens of native North American animals including bison, elk, cranes and new Wolf Canyon overlook along with tram rides and a visitor center. The park is affiliated with Henry Doorly Zoo, and is located 22 miles west at Nebraska’s I-80 exit 426.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Eugene T. Mahoney State Park Ashland Nebraska
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park is a public recreation area located on the Platte River, just off Interstate 80, approximately 4 miles east of Ashland, Nebraska. The state park features lodging and conferencing facilities, an aquatic center, marina, multi-purpose trails, the Kountze Memorial Theater, multiple facilities for event rentals, and an observation tower that overlooks the Platte River Valley from a height of 70 feet .
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
8. Pioneer Village Minden Nebraska
Pioneer Village is a museum and tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 6 in Minden, Nebraska, United States. Pioneer Village was founded in 1953 by Harold Warp, a Chicago manufacturer from Minden. The museum, a complex of 28 buildings on 20 acres with a total collection of over 50,000 items. The museum has a large collections of items from 1830 to the present, including frontier buildings, early cars and airplanes, tractors and other farm implements and an art collection. Over 350 antique automobiles are on display. The Pioneer Village also manages a motel and a campground as part of the complex.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
9. Arbor Day Farm Nebraska City
Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Fairbury Videos

Big Blue River

Video of the Big Blue River in Blue Springs, Nebraska. The bridge is located in Gage County. Drone footage by Laugh-Smore Productions.

Amtrak's Next-Generation of High-Speed Rail

At Amtrak we know the future of the Northeast Corridor depends on the investments we make today, which is why we are excited to announce the upcoming arrival of the next-generation of high-speed rail. The new trainsets will replace the current Acela Express equipment and begin service in 2021.

For this project, we are pleased to be partnering with Alstom, a leading global provider of innovative systems and equipment in the railway sector. Alstom will be building these new trainsets in New York State, with 95% of the trainset’s components being made in America, and parts coming from 350 suppliers in 30 U.S. states.

Learn more at

Video courtesy © Alstom SA, 2016 © Meconopsis by Trimaran. All rights reserved. Avelia Liberty high-speed train.

#Amtrak #HighSpeedTrain

Rocks of Nebraska's History

These are pictures of rocks that were found in the state of Nebraska, USA. Based on the configuration of some of the objects, they are fossilized vegetation, most likely from period that much of the earth was covered by the seas. Nebraska was covered with a shallow portion of the water. That period? Somewhere between 2 million and 99 million years ago. Think about it the next time you pick up a rock and toss it into a creek. It is part of your history.

Shares

x

x

x

Near By Places

Menu