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Virtual Guidebook to
Nebraska East of the 100th Meridian
Eastern Nebraska begins at the 100th Meridian, traditional boundary between east and west, and slopes very gradually down to the Missouri River. West of the 100th Nebraska is true west, arid and open, but east from there it gets increasingly green and humid and the dust changes to mud.
Wagon ruts, Pony Express stations, Homestead National Monument and Willa Cather's home town of Red Cloud evoke the days of the pioneers. Omaha has rebuilt itself into a charming city of parks, public art, and modern buildings, with the picturesque Old Market District for color. The Niobrara River in the north was a discovery for me, rich in wildlife and even some small waterfalls, biologic elements from West and Midwest, North and South.
Wagon ruts, Pony Express stations, Homestead National Monument and Willa Cather's home town of Red Cloud evoke the days of the pioneers. Omaha has rebuilt itself into a charming city of parks, public art, and modern buildings, with the picturesque Old Market District for color. The Niobrara River in the north was a discovery for me, rich in wildlife and even some small waterfalls, biologic elements from West and Midwest, North and South.
- Niobrara River, Cowboy Trail, Elkhorn River
- Niobrara River National Preserve, east of Valentine
- Cowboy Trail, between Valentine and Norfolk
- Elkhorn River, between Neligh and Omaha
- City of Omaha
- Florence, Omaha
- Downtown Omaha
- The Missouri riverfront and the Old Market, Omaha
- The Oregon Trail in Eastern Nebraska
- Fort Kearney State Historic Park, near Kearney
- Rock Creek Station State Historic Park, near Fairbury
- Willa Cather Country
- Red Cloud, south of Grand Island
- Fairbury, west of Beatrice
- Homestead National Monument of America, near Beatrice
Contact Don Bain: dbain@virtualguidebooks.com