Lyman’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Lyman. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lyman, less than a mile from the Wyoming border, is sited south of Horse Creek, a tributary of the North Platte River in western Nebraska. Due to its semi-arid climate, the area did not develop as early as other areas in the state with more moisture.
Lyman was incorporated as a village in 1922, when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Lyman’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lyman’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNebraska - Lyman - factory - cons…, 1927: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Lyman
See all 1 →Lyman, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Lyman is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lyman has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Henry State Aid Bridges in Henry, 5.6 miles away.
Lyman and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Nebraska - Lyman - factory - construction, 1927-edited (1927) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.