The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1872, John D. Neligh and a few of his friends took a trip up the Elkhorn River from West Point, Nebraska. Neligh took note of the scenic landscape and thought it would be the ideal setting for a town and the county seat. He immediately left for Omaha to buy 520 acres for the town site. Misunderstanding the prime land he was selling, Omaha banker Herman Kountze sold the land required to develop Neligh. He was apparently not aware it would make the ideal county seat, which Neligh eventually became. The records were moved to Neligh on January 1, 1884. Neligh was platted in 1873 by John Neligh and others, and named for him.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Neligh’s history is told.
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Neligh, decade by decade
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11 historic places in Neligh
Neligh has 11 listings on the National Register, and they protect 52 historic buildings, because Downtown Neligh Historic District alone counts 41.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the National Register (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.