History of Omaha, Nebraska
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The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s.
The Hotel Fontenelle, formerly located in downtown Omaha
The Mormon settlement known as Cutler's Park, located in the Florence area in the 1840s
Omaha Central High School sits on the site of the old capitol building on capitol hill in Downtown Omaha.
Night view of the Grand Court. Photograph by Frank Rinehart, 1898.
Omaha, Nebraska
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Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha had a p
City of Omaha, Nebraska Skyline on the Missouri River
Old Market Neighborhood, Omaha
Joslyn Art Museum
Desert Dome Omaha Zoo