Homestead National Monument of America

Homestead National Monument of America: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Homestead National Monument of America

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Monuments

Address: 8523 W State Hwy 4
Beatrice, NE 68310
Phone: 402-223-3514;
Fax: 402-228-4231;
Web: www.nps.gov/home/
Size: 211 acres.
Established: Authorized on March 19, 1936.
Location: In southeastern Nebraska, 40 miles south of Lincoln and 4 miles west of Beatrice on NE 4.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Hiking, cross-country skiing, wildlife viewing.
Special Features: This park, which includes the 160-acre claim filed by Daniel Freeman under The Homestead Act of 1862, is a memorial to the pioneers who settled the Great West. Among the features are a typical homestead cabin, a restored frontier school, and more than 100 acres of tallgrass prairie.

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See other parks in Nebraska.