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Douglas Historic Preservation Commission |
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Next Meeting, March 17th, 2009 at the Pioneer Museum Mission Statement: The purpose of the DHP Commission shall be to promote historic preservation and awareness, to conduct cultural resource surveys, propose entries to the National Register of Historic Places, designated historic districts, and to act as advisors on matters of historic preservation and information
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2009 - Pioneer Cemetery Here is an excerpt of very detailed research done by Sharon Lass Fields, click here to read in it's entirety (you'll need the free Adobe Reader): "Douglas’ first cemetery was established shortly after the founding of “Antelope”, an end-of-track tent town that arose in the spring of 1886 near the confluence of Antelope Creek and the North Platte River. A graveyard was started on “Poverty Flats”, a patch of prairie a short distance north of the tent town. In June, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad announced that its new station and town site were to be placed one mile further south, on the east side of the North Platte. In early August, the Western Town Lot Company laid out the present town site of Douglas, named in honor of statesman Stephen A. Douglas. In spite of this move, the cemetery was utilized for sixteen years, from 1886 to 1902. The first burial apparently was A. H. Meyers, the victim of a gunfight, on August 10, 1886..." Halloween Haunted Cemetery Tour 2007...
Downtown
Historic Ordinance...
Hog Ranch Highway Turnoff Marker...
Odd Fellows Building...
Downtown Building Plaques...
Downtown Historic District...
May is...MAY IS...NATIONAL HISTORIC
PRESERVATION MONTH (2007)!!!
MAY IS...NATIONAL HISTORIC
PRESERVATION MONTH (2006)!!! Winners:
HISTORIC BARS OF DOWNTOWN DOUGLAS! We are currently working on two projects for the Historic Preservation Commission. One, we are hoping to buy historic plaques that coincide with the Downtown Walking Tour brochure for the many historic businesses that are still operating in our great town today! The second project is trying to find and preserve historic photos of the many bars that once filled the downtown area. At one time, we've heard that as many as thirteen bars were operating in the early days of Douglas! If you or anyone you know has an old photograph, we'd love to get a copy of it for our website. And, if you recognize a family member, friend or could tell us any information on any of our pictures, we'd love the help! Send us an email and we'll post your picture and your comments about any of our current photos. Please help us preserve Douglas's past for future generations! |
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