Where is Coyote?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri May 09, 2014 11:37 pm

This series of pictures is from Nebraska, within an hour of Omaha.
Where is it? What is it? and Why is it significant?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon May 12, 2014 4:00 am

Well, this is no fun if there aren't any guesses...

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon May 12, 2014 11:57 am

Coyote wrote:Well, this is no fun if there aren't any guesses...

Outside?

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon May 12, 2014 12:03 pm

Looks like that blue thing might be a book drop?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon May 12, 2014 1:45 pm

I tried to hide that behind the bell.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Mon May 12, 2014 8:07 pm

Nehawk NE

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon May 12, 2014 8:29 pm

Uffda wrote:Nehawk NE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehawka,_Nebraska" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Uffda wins round one: Nehawka Public Library (1934) still in use.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon May 12, 2014 8:40 pm

OK picture 2. Same questions. Can anyone guess this place before Brad? Or if you know right away Brad, let others try to figure it out..

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 12, 2014 8:43 pm

Doesn't look familiar to me.

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Mon May 12, 2014 11:01 pm

Is it at the Saunders County Historical Society in Wahoo?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 13, 2014 12:11 am

EastCB wrote:Is it at the Saunders County Historical Society in Wahoo?

Yes East CB wins #2, it is:

The Wahoo Burlington Depot, a two-story wood frame building on the Ashland-to-Schuyler line, was constructed in 1886, several months before the railroad's tracks were completed in 1887. Originally owned by the Omaha and North Platte Railroad Company, it was leased to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1886, then deeded to the C.B.&Q. in 1908. It was the last depot constructed in Wahoo, joining the Northwestern and Union Pacific depots in providing service to this area of Saunders County. The depot's main floor plan, which provided separate waiting rooms for men and women, is a variation of a nationally used pattern called the "combination" design. The second level was used for agent's living quarters.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 13, 2014 12:27 am

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue May 13, 2014 12:53 am

Is that Memphis Post Office in Wahoo? I have gone to Memphis State Park quite a bit and have never seen that.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 13, 2014 1:16 am

iamjacobm wrote:Is that Memphis Post Office in Wahoo? I have gone to Memphis State Park quite a bit and have never seen that.

Yes, it's with an old School, a Church and a house on that property.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue May 13, 2014 1:19 am

Hmm, I wonder if they physically moved it or if it is a recreation?

neverforget · Post by **neverforget** » Tue May 13, 2014 1:34 am

I don't know about that iamjacobm....

Post by **Brad** » Tue May 13, 2014 1:38 am

Back in the Railroad glory days, Wahoo was serviced by Three Different Railroads!

The Union Pacific Ran from East To West
The Chicago and North Western ran North to South
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy ran North East to South West.

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Tue May 13, 2014 1:44 am

They moved it from Memphis.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 13, 2014 3:22 am

Ok, time for photo #3:

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Tue May 13, 2014 12:25 pm

Ithaca Grain Elevator.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 13, 2014 2:07 pm

Eastcb wins #3. Since you probably found the page I was using for my routing, you might as well explain th significance of this structure....

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Tue May 13, 2014 2:33 pm

I don't know too much about it. I am retired and work a few days a month for a friend in Wahoo and get out in the little towns around there quite a bit.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 13, 2014 2:39 pm

Ok...

Located in Ithaca, this grain elevator was constructed c. 1890. Used to store grain that would be hauled to market by train, the early elevators, such as the Old Ithaca Grain Elevator, were built of wood and often covered with tin. Because of the construction materials they were susceptible to fire and limited in capacity. As a result concrete elevators, which lacked both of these disadvantages, soon replaced the earlier versions. The result was a steady decline in the number of wooden elevators as they fell into disrepair. Consequently, the Old Ithaca Grain Elevator is an excellent example of a dwindling resource that retains a high degree of historic integrity.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue May 13, 2014 11:06 pm

#4 pic from my latest trip: Where is...:

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Wed May 14, 2014 1:38 am

Looks like an old jail. Somewhere in Otoe, Nemeha or Richardson counties, maybe? Just because they are some of the earliest settled?

Finn · Post by **Finn** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:15 pm

I have no idea, but thanks for getting back to posting these!!!!

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Thu May 15, 2014 4:02 pm

I guess I will have to take a road trip tomorrow through every little town in Eastern Nebraska and see if I can spot it.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu May 15, 2014 4:09 pm

I believe it was the first building in this given town, and yes, it was the local jail...

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Thu May 15, 2014 4:26 pm

EastCB wrote:I guess I will have to take a road trip tomorrow through every little town in Eastern Nebraska and see if I can spot it. :lol:

Won't you have the red @ss if you do that and someone beats you to the punch haha!

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Fri May 16, 2014 12:45 am

Went to Lincoln this afternoon. Found it but not where I thought. I am not going to say where but it was in southern Cass county.

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Sat May 17, 2014 1:20 am

Union, Nebraska? And Guitarguy, I don't have a re |expletive|!

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sat May 17, 2014 1:34 am

Well one thing is for sure.. you sure are dedicated!

This has been pretty neat so far Coyote.. Really puts an end to the argument that Nebraska is anything but beautiful to the outsiders. Also makes you think how bad@ss the Omaha area was back in the early 1900's when railroads ruled the world.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat May 17, 2014 1:58 am

EastCB gets it again:

Constructed c.1916 this one-room jail is located in Union. The Union Jail is significant because it represents a period in the community's history when local officials thought the town required such a facility in order to maintain law and order. Since there was no marshal's office or city hall in which the jail could be located, the village decided to construct a freestanding structure. The establishment of this jail as the only municipal building in Union reinforces the village's concern for public safety.

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Sat May 17, 2014 2:12 am

Now that I am retired, I really enjoy having the time to explore the area. Am an Iowa native but after graduating from ISU lived in central and eastern Nebraska for 30 years before returning to Iowa. I love both states!!!

Post by **BRoss** » Wed May 21, 2014 9:59 pm

Hint: it's where Coyote is

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 22, 2014 3:45 pm

That kind of reminds me of Patagonia down in South America.

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed May 28, 2014 5:38 am

HR Paperstacks wrote:Hint: it's where Coyote is

For those of you who had no idea about the picture HRP posted, and before I change my 'location' in my profile...
This is where one of my doppelgängers lives...

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:48 pm

This should be an easy one. Where is Coyote?:

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:56 pm

Easy, But I don't want to ruin it.

Post by **BRoss** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:04 am

Old Lincoln Highway Veterans Monument Park in Crescent, Iowa?