Located 26 miles south of Valentine NE on beautiful Merritt Reservoir in the heart of Nebraska's Sandhills region. We have 15 rental cabins available with 42 beds total. We also offer reservable campsites with hookups, a convenience store, Boat Rentals, Guide Service, Restaurant and lounge with a panoramic view of the lake.
The bond issue to build the Valentine Public School was approved in February 1897. It was designed by Omaha architect Charles F. Beindorff, and construction was completed in 1898. The two-story brick structure
Valentine, NE Museums
Although Cherry County is the largest county (in square miles) in Nebraska, early settlement did not occur until the late 1870s. By the early 1880s, however, settlement began to increase spurred on, in part, by the construction of the railroad. In 1883
Valentine, NE National Register
One of the world's unique geological areas,k the 19,000-square-mile Sandhills in north-central Nebraska is a vast region of sand dunes blown in by winds about 8,000 years ago. The nearby unchartable maze of grass-covered dunes scared away early pioneers.
Valentine, NE Wildlife Refuges
By the late 1800s, the United States saw railroad tracks stretched, like a giant web, across its entirety, carrying cargo and travelers towards settlement in the West. Long silenced, abandoned, and almost forgotten, a hundred years later the rails are beginning to see travelers once again. They'
Valentine, NE Recreation
Deer Park is a scenic nine-hole golf course overlooking the Minnecheduza Creek
Valentine, NE RecreationCourse Access: PublicHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: Yes...
The American Legion was instrumental in erecting a beautiful memorial for veterans serving in World War II, Korean, Vietnam a...