The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1866, the Union Pacific Railroad reached present-day Schuyler, at the time known as Shell Creek Station. Three years later, the Nebraska State Legislature divided large Platte County into three smaller counties, including Colfax County. In 1870, Shell Creek Station was renamed Schuyler.
In 1870, the Union Pacific chose the town as the point at which Texas cattle being driven north would be loaded onto trains. With this, Schuyler became Nebraska's first "cow town". However, the resulting boom, which saw a six-fold increase in the town's population (from 100 to 600) and around 50,000 head of cattle pass through, was only temporary: the next year, the terminus of the cattle trail had moved west to Kearney.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Schuyler’s history is told.
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8 historic places in Schuyler
Schuyler has 8 listings on the National Register, and they protect 52 historic buildings, because Schuyler Downtown Historic District alone counts 44.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1981Colfax County Courthouse
Listed 1981Schuyler City Hall
Listed 1982John Janecek House
Listed 1983Oak Ballroom
Listed 1992US Post Office-Schuyler
Listed 2001Schuyler Carnegie LibraryListed 2016Schuyler Downtown Historic DistrictListed 2022Merchant ParkThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.