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96000769 [1] Added to NRHP. July 19, 1996. The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson, 15th, and 8th Streets, as well as the Union Pacific main line, is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Today this historic district includes several buildings listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places ...
Omaha, Nebraska. / 41.25861°N 95.93750°W / 41.25861; -95.93750. Omaha ( / ˈoʊməhɑː / OH-mə-hah) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. [ 6] It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River.
Geography. Omaha is located at 41°15′38″N 96°0′47″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 118.9 square miles (307.9 km 2 ). Situated in the Midwestern United States on the shore of the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska, the Port of Omaha helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.
Contents. Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha metropolitan area, officially known as the Omaha, NE–IA, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is an urbanized, bi-state metro region in Nebraska and Iowa in the American Midwest, centered on the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The region consists of eight counties (five in Nebraska and ...
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.
West Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41°15′47″N 96°05′28″W. West Omaha is a geographic area of Omaha, Nebraska, that comprises all points within the Omaha metropolitan area west of 90th Street.
March 23, 1979. Designated OMAL. January 22, 1985 [ 2] The Old Market is a neighborhood located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and is bordered by South 10th Street to the east, 13th Street to the west, Farnam Street to the north and Jackson Street to the South. The neighborhood has many restaurants, art galleries and upscale shopping.
The Gold Coast Historic District is located in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this historic district covers approximately a 30 block area roughly bounded by 36th, 40th, Jones, and Cuming Streets. [2] The neighborhood housed many of Omaha's cultural and financial leaders between 1900 and 1920 ...