Devil's Nest

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Devil's Nest is a designated scenic area noted as a hideout for Jesse James and other famous outlaws. Rumors have it there is still $30,000 in hidden gold buried in the Devils Nest! In your adventure of reaching this point, you will no doubt understand why this was such a good hiding place.

Located by taking a rural road north off Highway 12 east of Niobrara towards the City of Santee. It is best located by asking directions once you have reached Santee.

Mormon Monument

In 1846 Newell Knight, his family, and a company of Mormons left Nauvoo, Illinois to search out a home in the Rocky Mountains. Due to hardships, the group could not go on and they built a fort of log cabins by the Niobrara

Niobrara, NE Monuments

Niobrara Museum

Included in the displays and items of our interesting past in the museum are:

Collections of items from Niobrara and surrounding area
Documents of the three Niobrara towns' activities
Niobrara, NE Museums

Ponca Agency and Art Gallery

Niobrara, NE Arts

Church of Our Most Merciful Savior

Built in 1884, this one story church with board and batten siding is the only surviving Episcopal mission in the county. Services are still conducted with a beautifully wood finished interior. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Priest in Charge - Fr. David Hussey

Niobrara, NE Historic Churches

National Register Sites in Knox County

Bloomfield - Pospeshil Theater (1906): Elaborate pressed tin ceiling, fanciful woodwork.

- Carnegie Library: Being transformed into a museum. 402-373-4771

Center - Knox County Courthouse (1935

Niobrara, NE National Register

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Attractions and Upcoming Events

Mormon Monument

Niobrara Museum

Ponca Agency and Art Gallery

Church of Our Most Merciful Savior

National Register Sites in Knox County

Things to do near Niobrara, NE

Pelican Point State Recreation Area

Eldorado Hills Golf Club

Iron Horse Golf Course -Executive

Deutsche Evangelische Lutherische St. Johannes

Indian School Smokestack