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Minden, Nebraska

A highlight of the Ruth Armstrong Theater is the Dick and Kaylyn McBride Mural. what a story it tells! This beautiful 2000 square foot ceiling mural Minden area. The mural, created by artist Les Seymour of Mural Arts Studios in San Francisco, California, shows several noted historical figures of doctor and noted botanist; Joel Hull, considered to be local banker who was instrumental in the development of Kingsley Dam, Lake McConaughy, and its resulting tri-county irrigation canal. Harold Warp, the renown inventor of flex-o-glass and founder of Pioneer Village, is also a prominent figure in this amazing work of art.

The mural on the ceiling of the opera house includes fiber-optic lighting which gives the people below the mural, a stars-in-the-sky effect.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Evangelical Free Church

Originally built as the First Presbyterian Church in 1909

Minden, NE Historic Churches


Kearney County Court House

After a spirited disagreement the county seat was moved from Lowell to Minden, and a frame building was erected on this site in 1879. The cornerstone of the present building was laid July 17, 1906

Minden, NE Historic Courthouses

Kearney County Historical Museum

Memories of Kearney County since the Civil War.
Historical Articles Of All Kinds. Many school Pictures and other old pictures, books, magazines, newspapers.

Minden, NE Museums

Fort Kearny State Recreation Area

Campers will find south-central Nebraska's Fort Kearny State Recreation Area much to their liking. Once called Kearney County SRA, this rec area boasts excellent camping facilities. The attractive 152-acre area was acquired by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 1960

Minden, NE Recreation

Things to do near Minden, NE

McCook Hunting

Known by hunting enthusiasts across the country, Southwest Nebraska flourishes with wildlife and serves as an excellent hunti...

St. John's Lutheran German Church & Cemetery

The German-Lutheran congregation was established in 1886, and the present frame church building was constructed in 1925-26. T...