Merrick County Historical Museum

Merrick County Historical Museum is a museum in City of Central City, Merrick, Nebraska. Merrick County Historical Museum is situated nearby to the town Central City, as well as near Christian Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Martha Ellen Auditorium and Heber Hord House.

Martha Ellen Auditorium

Movie theater

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The Martha Ellen Auditorium, now the State Theatre, was built 1916 in Central City, the county seat of Merrick County in the state of Nebraska in the midwestern United States. Martha Ellen Auditorium is situated 880 feet south of Merrick County Historical Museum.

Heber Hord House

House

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The Heber Hord House is a two-story frame house in Central City, Nebraska. It was designed by Omaha architects Fisher & Lawrie, and built in 1906 by Heber Hord, the only son of Thomas Benton Hord, a prominent business man and cattle rancher in Nebraska during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Heber Hord House is situated 990 feet east of Merrick County Historical Museum.

The Mormon Trail historical marker

Memorial

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The Mormon Trail historical marker is a memorial, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Merrick County Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central City and Overland.

Central City

Town

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Central City is a city in and the county seat of Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Grand Island metropolitan area. The population was 3,039 at the 2020 census.

Overland

Hamlet

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Overland is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Overland had a population of 202. Overland is situated 3 miles south of Merrick County Historical Museum.

Merrick County Historical Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Central City, Merrick, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.11714° or 41° 7′ 2″ north

Longitude

-98.00275° or 98° 0′ 10″ west

Open location code

86H34X8W+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1196046264

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights include Christian Church and Friends Meeting House.

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