Neligh, Antelope County, Nebraska, USA
Notizen:
Wikipedia 2015:
Neligh is a city in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Antelope County.
History:
In 1872, Honorable John D. Neligh and a few of his friends took a trip up the Elkhorn River from West Point, NE. Neligh fell in love with the landscape and thought it would make a wonderful spot for a town and the county seat. Mr. Neligh immediately left for Omaha to buy 560 acres that would become the town that shared his name. Misunderstanding the ideal location he was selling, Omaha banker Herman Kountze sold the land required to develop Neligh. He was not aware it would make the ideal county seat, which Neligh eventually became. The town was founded by the Honorable John D. Neligh, William B. Lambert, and John B. Thomson in 1873.
Neligh was platted in 1873. It was named for its founder, John D. Neligh.
In May 1877, the Ponca tribe was forced to leave their beloved Niobrara Homeland when the Government forced them to leave, escorted by the U.S. Army. The Ponca were unable to take horses, wagons or even extra clothes. This peaceful tribe was forced to walk 600 miles south to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. Chief Standing Bear was part of this forced journey. As they neared the town of Neligh, Nebraska, a baby girl in the tribe died. Her name was White Buffalo Girl. The agent went into the town of Neligh and asked the town carpenter if he would make a cross for White Buffalo Girl. The next morning, on May 24, 1877, a graveside service was held for White Buffalo Girl. The Indian do not leave their dead but the parents had no choice. Her father, Black Elk, pleaded with the Neligh people to please take care of his baby daughter as the U.S. Army would not allow him and her mother, Moon Hawk, to stay there where she was buried. He asked them to please treat her as though she were one of their own. For all these years, since May 1877, the people of Neligh have honored that pledge. This grave is the only grave in the cemetery allowed to have flowers on it year round.
The Ponca Trail of Tears from the Niobrara to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma lasted 55 days, May 16 - July 9, 1877.
Shortly after founding the town, the Honorable John D. Neligh began building the Neligh Mill in the southern part of town. The original two-story mill was built with bricks made by John J. Crawford, using local clay. Currently, the Neligh Mill is a Nebraska State Historical site.
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| 1 |  Freeland, Euveda Marie | 24 Jun 1925 | Neligh, Antelope County, Nebraska, USA | I11881 |
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| 1 | Fuhrman, Esther O. | 16 Jun 2005 | Neligh, Antelope County, Nebraska, USA | I163576 |