show june 29th .ehmen park. 15th and hwy 47. food-vendors-kids games.dash plaques 1st 125.plenty of awards.no entry fee.
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Pony Express Station
The Sam Machette Station was used as an early fur trading post/ranch house along the Oregon Trail southwest of Gothenburg before it was used as a Pony Express station during its operation between April 1860 and November 1861
Gothenburg, NE Pony ExpressPony Express Mural
The Pony Express galloped through the West in 18 short months before Nebraska gained statehood. The historic value of those early times is being preserved in Gothenburg, which was named Pony Express Capital of Nebraska in 1991
Gothenburg, NE ArtsGothenburg Carnegie Library
The library was built in 1916 with assistance from a $7,000
Gothenburg, NE Carnegie LibrariesHistoric Depot
In the years from 1863 to 1868 the railroad had become a certainty. During the five year period, the first operations of mapping, surveying, setting telegraph poles and planning the roadbed had been completed. The railroad through this territory was completed in 1868
Gothenburg, NE Railroad HistorySwedish Crosses Cemetery
For over a century, three unique crosses have been a lasting symbol of the Swedish heritage of Gothenburg. In the early 1880s, Peter and Anna Berg, along with Anna'
Gothenburg, NE Cemeteries