Nifty 50's Weekend
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BBQ and concert, Thursday; annual teen street dance, Friday nite; Saturday, Show and Shine Car Show, Qlde-Fashioned flea market, 50's-60's Street Dance, Kids Events, and all-school reunion; Sunday, Golf Scramble.
Nifty 50's Weekend
Phone : 402-755-2224 (Always call and confirm events.)
Web: www.visitponca.com/niftys.cfm
Festivals
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Dixon County Courthouse - NHR
Built about 25 years after Dixon County was established, the Dixon County Courthouse was built in 1883-84 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dixon County was established in 1858. Several communities competed for the county seat designation, including
Ponca, NE Historic CourthousesCook's Blacksmith Shop Museum
The blacksmith shop was built in 1901 by C.O. Cook, who operated his business for over thirty years. The building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Ponca, NE MuseumsChief Standing Bear
Ponca Chief Standing Bear merely wanted to fulfill a promise; instead, he became part of one of the West's most famous trials. The Chief's son, like many of his tribe, had taken ill after being forced onto a reservation in Oklahoma. On his deathbed, the son uttered a final wish:
Ponca, NE Indian HeritageWar Memorials
Union Memorial - "Sacred to the memory of the boys who wore the blue from 1861 - 1865.
Loss of Lives: North, 359,529 -- South, 349,556"
Foreign Wars Memorial - "Soldiers who died overseas - Dixon County"
Ponca, NE Memorials