National Register of Historic Places - Nebraska (NE), Morrill County

Morrill County Nebraska has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Camp Clarke Bridge Site, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Courthouse and Jail House Rocks, Mud Springs Pony Express Station Site and Mud Springs Station Archeological District (Boundary Increase).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Native American and Dismal River dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Morrill County places including Henry T. Clarke and J.P. Eisentraut. Prominent architectural styles found in Morrill Country are Classical Revival.

Camp Clarke Bridge Site (added 1974 - - #74001129)

Also known as 25 MO 68

W of Bridgeport , Bridgeport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clarke,Henry T.

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Military, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

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Chimney Rock National Historic Site (added 1966 - - #66000116)

3 mi. SW of Bayard , Bayard

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Park

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Courthouse and Jail House Rocks (added 1973 - - #73001067)

Also known as 25 MO 201

5 mi. S of Bridgeport , Bridgeport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Dismal River, Native American

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

More Information:

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Greenwood Stage Station (added 2012 - - #12000106)

Also known as Greenwood Creek Station, Widow Smith's Stopover, 25MO32

Address Restricted, Bridgeport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Morrill County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002227)

Also known as MO04-2

M St. between 5th and 6th Sts. , Bridgeport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eisentraut,J.P.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Mud Springs Pony Express Station Site (added 1973 - - #73001068)

Also known as 25MO72

Address Restricted , Dalton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Military, Historic - Aboriginal, Communications

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American, American,Rural

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Communications Facility, Road-Related

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Mud Springs Station Archeological District (Boundary Increase) (added 2011 - - #11000618)

Also known as 25MO72

Address Restricted, Dalton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Transportation, Communications

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Rush Creek Battlefield (added 2011 - - #11000619)

Address Restricted, Broadwater

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Information Potential

Historic Person:

Bent, George

Area of Significance:

Native American, Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Schuetz Log Cabin (added 2011 - - #11000105)

HC 82 Box 103, Dalton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

More Information:

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