The bond issue to build the Valentine Public School was approved in February 1897. It was designed by Omaha architect Charles F. Beindorff, and construction was completed in 1898. The two-story brick structure
Valentine, NE Museums
Although Cherry County is the largest county (in square miles) in Nebraska, early settlement did not occur until the late 1870s. By the early 1880s, however, settlement began to increase spurred on, in part, by the construction of the railroad. In 1883
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One of the world's unique geological areas,k the 19,000-square-mile Sandhills in north-central Nebraska is a vast region of sand dunes blown in by winds about 8,000 years ago. The nearby unchartable maze of grass-covered dunes scared away early pioneers.
Valentine, NE Wildlife Refuges
This one-and-one-half-story frame house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a simplified example of a Neo-Classical Revival dwelling, based upon earlier Greek Revival style houses in the eastern and mid-western states. F. M.
Valentine, NE National Register
Deer Park is a scenic nine-hole golf course overlooking the Minnecheduza Creek
Valentine, NE RecreationThe Cherry County Historical Society Museum offers the visitor a view into the town's colorful past from Boot Hill and prairi...
David C. "Doc" Middleton, an alias for James Riley, was referred to as the "King of the Horse Thieves" and alleged leader...
Over 5,000 acres for fishing, boating and swimming. Sand beaches, 2 modern campground, 2 primitive campgrounds, fish ha...