Norfolk, Nebraska: The First 150 Years (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781514346563)

In the summer of 1865, a small contingent of Germans left their home in Wisconsin to survey land along the Elkhorn River in Northeast Nebraska in hopes of finding a place for a new settlement. They arrived in mid-July and were pleased with the open prairie that, they felt, would grow an abundance of crops. The river would provide the water needed to maintain life, as would the plethora of wildlife that roamed the area. So they returned to Wisconsin and reported their findings to their fellow German settlers. All agreed they should move to the fork of the Elkhorn River in what was then Nebraska Territory. A year later, they arrived, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Author: Sheryl Schmeckpeper
ISBN-10: 1514346567
ISBN-13: 9781514346563
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2015
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.54d