Located three miles north of this corner, near the Little Blue River, the village of Friedensau, "Peaceful Meadows," was established in 1874 by Lutheran missionary paster, John J. Kern. The town was first settled by his former parishners from Indiana and Ilinois.
In 1885
Deshler, NE Historic ChurchesWhile strolling along the sidewalks on Main Street stop and read the historical plaques placed on the fronts of the buildings that chronical the merchants that have occupied these structures from the 1900s to the present.
From a saloon in 1909, to a mortuary, to the Ritz Theater in 1936
Deshler, NE ToursThe Thayer County Fairgrounds in Deshler boasts an unusual eight-sided Agricultural Hall built in1914. At one time, the building was used for plays, band concerts, movies, boxing and wrestling matches, and even high school basketball games.
Deshler, NE Recreation
A scene of early century Deshler is painted on the side of one of Deshler's downtown buildings.
- Gretchen Wiseman, 1997
Deshler, NE ArtsA point interest is the Deshler Roller Mills. Started in 1893, the mill supplied flour to nearly all the towns in the surrounding area. During the 1940
Deshler, NE Historic MillsCourse Access: Semi-PrivateHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: Yes...
Clatonia 3A - 46 acresFind channel catfish and bullhead.
Tells the history of Cass County since 1854, the year the county was opened for settlement. Permanent displays de...