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Homestead National Historical Park is dedicated to early homesteading across America, from Daniel Freeman, the first homesteader, to Kenneth Deardorff, the last. The museum houses archeological and historical artifacts, archival documents, and scientific specimens totaling 60,000 items.

Highlights at the national monument include the Homestead Heritage Center with interactive exhibits; the Palmer-Epard Cabin, a restored prairie cabin; the Freeman School, a one-room prairie schoolhouse; and an education center with farm tool exhibits. There is a quilt tour, an audio walking tour, tallgrass prairie and woodland hiking, and EarthCaching. An onsite bookstore offers adults’ and children’s books on pioneer life and the Westward Expansion.

8523 West State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE, Phone: 402-223-3514

Homestead National Historical Park
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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