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Opera House Mural


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Opera House Mural 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.


Hours: Monday-Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1 - 5pm
Address: 322 East Fifth Street
Phone: (308) 832-0588
Fax: (308) 832-0790
Our Website:www.mindenoperahouse.com

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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

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

Minden Opera House

Minden Opera House was built in 1891 and featured plays and Monday night dances that drew traveling bands until entertainment events at the facility ceased in the late 1940'

Minden, NE Historic Buildings

Historic Homes Tour

A printed self-guided driving or walking tour of 41 architectural and historical buildings and homes is available at the Pioneer Village Motel and the Chamber of Commerce.

Minden, NE Tours

Burlington-Northern Depot

The Minden depot is a brick/stucco structure completed in 1913. The original frame depot was then used as a freight house placed to the west of the passenger depot. The engineering department of the old CB&Q, predecessor of BN, designed several floor plans during the period of 1910-1920

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