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Future unclear for historic site in Nebraska City
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — For eight decades, a musty underground tunnel called John Brown's Cave and the rough-hewn Mayhew Cabin have drawn tourists and school kids to this Missouri River town. The site's exhibits have focused on the story of s...
Effort seeks to restore Nebraska hospital
WALTHILL, Neb. (AP) — For decades, the mostly vacant structure with the leaky roof at the top of a steep hill was known mostly as "the old hospital" or simply the "old white building." Few people knew the amazing backstory — that it was once a hos...
Cousins find great-great-grandma's grave in Hastings
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — For decades, only a small brick engraved with the number "1685" marked a grave in the far corner of a grassy field that sits on the outskirts of town. Over the decades, thick sod had overgrown the brick, obscuring the resting pl...