Petersburg, Nebraska
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Petersburg is a village in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 332 at the 2020 census. Petersburg is the site of a memorial to Logan Fontenelle, an Omaha chief who was killed nea
Historical marker in Petersburg commemorating Logan Fontenelle
Olson Nature Preserve
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The Olson Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Boone County, in east-central Nebraska. It is located on Beaver Creek, between the towns of Albion and Petersburg. The preserve covers 112 acres.
Petersburg, Nebraska
…of a memorial to Logan Fontenelle, an Omaha chief who was killed nearby, in a skirmish with Brulé and Arapaho in 1855, at the site of the present-day Olson Nature Preserve. Petersburg was platted in 1887 when a branch line of the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point. The community was named for…
Footbridge at Olson Nature Preserve
One of the trails at Olson Nature Preserve, near the oak grove.
A view of Beaver Creek at Olson Nature Preserve.
View of the Olson Nature Preserve—the low grass and Beaver Creek.