One of the best collections of genealogical research rooms in the region. Family notebooks, school census reports, obituaries, newspapers on microfiche, Furnas County history, village histories, plat ... In 1910, on the square in Beaver City, George Washington Shafer opened what his family lovingly calls, "the first Wal-Mart," G.W. Shafer's. "Grandpa Shafer was the first Wal-Mart," said Jean Shafer of Beaver City. "He sold everything ... absolutely everything."
Beaver City, NE Historic BuildingsThe Civil War(1861-1865) Statue and Marker honor those unknown dead that fought for their beliefs and for the freedoms that this nation is based upon.
Beaver City, NE MemorialsFlying Doctor - Our town has recorded some unique "firsts" in the field of medicine and aviation. Beaver City was the home of Dr.Frank Brewster, Nebraska's first flying doctor. Brewster bought a Curtis-Wright JN4D biplane in 1919. Purchased for $8,000
Beaver City, NE Famous PeopleDr. Frank A. Brewster practiced medicine in Beaver City from 1901 to 1923
Beaver City, NE MonumentsBeaver City was founded in 1872. The central downtown business district situated around a square block of city park began developing at the end of the 1800s. The first city streets were only dirt roads. Then in 1927
Beaver City, NE Historic DowntownsThe German-Lutheran congregation was established in 1886, and the present frame church building was constructed in 1925-26. T...