The History Of Columbus

IN THE YEAR OF 1877
   (News Coverage)

The Columbus Journal
Lincoln Daily Journal
Omaha Bee

1913 EASTER TORNADO
      (Storm Stories)

Omaha Tornado 1913

INFAMOUS BLIZZARDS
    (Winter Wrath)

13 Hours
Easter 1873
The Great Storm
Blizzard Of 1881
April 13th
Storm Of '71

1918 SPANISH FLU
  (Last Epidemic)

Pandemic
1918 Influenza

OTHER CHALLENGES

1881 Flood
Prairie Fires
1874 Plague

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Looking through the history books it's hard to imagine how truly difficult life was back then.... And yet, with every turn of the page, there were a multitude of events which shaped the Nebraskan spirit.

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Many thanks to the National Museum of Art, the Library of Congress and to many others who have painstakingly recorded the historical events of Columbus and Nebraska. Also, our debt of gratitude to the Historical Society, Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska, I. N. TAYLOR., the NEGenWeb Project, and Mrs. Margaret Curry.