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Science At Engineer Cantonment, Hugh H. Genoways, Brett C. Ratcliffe, Carl R. Falk, Thomas E. Labedz, Paul R. Picha, John R. Bozell

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

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It is our contention that Thomas Say, Titian Peale, Edwin James, and their colleagues of the Stephen Long Expedition of 1819–1820 were heavily engaged in scientific research, which took the form of the first biodiversity inventory undertaken in the United States. This accomplishment has been overlooked both by biologists and historians, but it should rank among the most significant accomplishments of the expedition. The results of this inventory continue to inform us today about environmental, faunal, and floral changes along the Missouri River in an area that is known to be an ecotone between the deciduous forests of the …

An Engineer Cantonment Bestiary: The Art Of Titian Ramsay Peale, Hugh H. Genoways, Thomas E. Labedz

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Includes an overview of the work of American nature artist Titian Ramsay Peale as part of the Stephen H. Long Expedition, 1819-1820, at Engineer Cantonment in eastern Nebraska, USA.

Includes textual descriptions and/or reproductions of watercolors and lined drawings by Peale of banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanous), American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrothynchos), Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus/Falco lagopus), Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis tabida), Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus …

Goose Valley School - Dist. #112, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Goose Valley School, originally located 3 miles northeast of Berwyn in Custer County, Nebraska. It was moved Tomahawk Park in Broken Bow, NE. Includes printed information on the school and several news articles related to it. It is commonly referred to as "The Little Red School-House".

Reed School - Dist. #55, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Reed School, now located on the grounds of the Dawson County Historical Society in Lexington, Nebraska. Includes a history of the building's move to the Historical Society.

Marsland - Dist. #92, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Marsland School, which sits on the northwest edge of the small town of Marsland, in Dawes County, Nebraska.

Lockett School - Dist. #11, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Lockett School, now located on the Chadron State College Campus in Chadron, Nebraska.

Tannehill School - Dist. #91, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Tannehill School, 7 miles south of Norfolk in Madison County, Nebraska.

Dist. #23, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District #23, located 4 miles south of the South Dakota border, 8.5 miles from Ardmore, SD.

Dist. # 16, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on a school that was formerly part of District #16, then became part of District #23. Noted as abandoned.

Cochran - Dist. #6, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Cochran School, located 2 miles south and 1 mile east of Auburn in Nemaha County, Nebraska. Includes correspondence between Ernest Grundy and Margery Volkman, the teacher at the Cochran School in 1980.

Note that there are two Historic Site Forms for this school.

Tulloss School - Dist. #45, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Tulloss School, located 9 miles northeast of Hay Springs in Sheridan County, Nebraska.

Seward County, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on a school near the Milford, Nebraska I-80 exit. Lacks any substantial information or photographs.

Stringtown - Dist. #9, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Stringtown School, located 7.5 miles southwest of Springfield in Sarpy County, Nebraska. Includes remembrances by Mrs. Eva A. Dietze.

Rock County Historical Society, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Limited information on a school building that sits on the Rock County Historical Society grounds.

Pleasant Ridge - Dist. #18, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Pleasant Ridge School, located 4 miles east and 2 miles north of Auburn, in Nemaha County, Nebraska. Included is a letter from Ernest Grundy to Ms. Mary Meyer, the teacher at the school in 1980.

Dist. #49, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District 49 in Boone County, Nebraska, located east of Albion. Additional images are available.

Dist. #83, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District #83, located 7 miles north and 1/2 mile west of Elm Creek in Buffalo County, Nebraska.

Island Grove, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Island Grove (or Garden Grove) school, located 2 miles north and 1/2 mile west from Liberty in Gage County, Nebraska. Also includes notes on an earlier school called Frog Pond School.

Horseshoe Bend - Dist. #25, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Horseshoe Bend School, located five miles northeast of Lexington in Dawson County, Nebraska.

Corn Valley - Dist. #60, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Corn Valley School, four miles south of Crawford in Dawes County, Nebraska.

Belmont School - Dist. #39, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Belmont School, located on the south edge of Belmont, 10 miles south of Crawford in Dawes County, Nebraska.

Horn School - Dist. #28, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Horn School, also called Valley Star School, located about 10 miles northwest of Crawford in Dawes County, Nebraska.

Dist. #58, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District #58, located in Harlan County, Nebraska.

Dist. #87, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on District #87, located 1 mile east of Norfolk in Madison County, Nebraska.

Eagle Rock School - Dist. #71, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Eagle Rock school, 25 miles north and 3 miles east of Scottsbluff in Sioux County, Nebraska.

Bunkhouse School - Dist. # 46, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on the Bunkhouse School, located 9 miles north and west of Harrison, in Sioux County, Nebraska.

Cottonwood School - Dist. #14, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Cottonwood School, located 18 miles northwest of Crawford, or 22 miles northeast of Harrison, in Sioux County, Nebraska.

Five Points - Dist. #9, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Brief description of District #9 in Sioux County, Nebraska. Photo captions also call it Five Points School.

Bodarc School - Dist. #6, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Bodarc School, located 13 miles northeast of Harrison, NE, including a history of the name of "Bodarc".

Barada - Dist. #19, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Barada School, located 14 miles north of Falls City in Richardson County, Nebraska.