Fairmont, Nebraska
- Old Settlers Picnic - Fairmont - Third Weekend - A fun-filled, two-day event for the entire community. The picnic has been held every year since 1874. Visitors are invited to enjoy th ... more on Old Settlers Picnic
Can you visualize sitting at a soda fountain sipping a frothy or fizzy concoction? Or waiting to see the doctor in the early 1900s? It's easy to imagine in the Fillmore County Museum, where Fillmore county citizens have donated over 14,000 items in an effort to preserve their heritage.
Fairmont, NE Museums
Standing on the grounds just south of the Fillmore County Museum in Fairmont is a Civil War Memorial "In Memory of the Unknown Dead," 1861 -1865
Fairmont, NE MemorialsFillmore County realized an economic boost with the beginning of the construction of the Fairmont Army Air Field in 1942. Hangers housed B-24s, B-17s, and B-29s and the barracks housed nearly 6,000 officers and enlisted men. The 350
Fairmont, NE Military HistoryThe DeWitt Four Mills and King Iron Bridge are located the the Big Blue River in Gage County. The mill is a large three-st...
The Oregon Trail enters Nebraska and crosses the southwest corner of Gage County. In ...
Extensive collection depicting Plains history with exhibits, murals and mosaics. Agricultural Museum features a homestead hou...