Note: At this time, we are unable to put the entire contents of this work online. The maps showing landowners present technical difficulties that we hope to be able to solve at a future date.

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Historical Sketch of Cass County

List of Early Settlers

Reminiscences of F.M. Young, Jr.

• Early Days in Nebraska
• First Wedding
• First Death
  • Greatest snowstorm
  • Claim Club
  • Claim jumping
  • Entry of land
• First County Fair
  • First reaper
  • Gold fields of Colorado

Reminiscences of Henry C. McMaken

• Early Troubles with the Pawnee in Cass County
• Early History of the City of Plattsmouth
• First Mill
  • Corn, grist and saw mills
  • First brick store and house
  • First brickyard
• First School
  • First Blacksmiths, wagonmaker and surveyor
  • First large farm
  • First churches
  • First judge, lawyers and court

Reminiscences of Henry Hubbard

• Early Times
• Indian Scare

Reminiscences of L.G. Todd

• Beginnings of Cass County
  • Meeting a Native American
  • Teaching at a Morman settlement
  • Breaking ground for Native Americans
  • Claim Club Trial
  • Disappointed pioneers
• "Over the River"
  • Johnson Gang
  • Frontier justice
  • Territorial politics

Reminiscences of Mrs. Sarah (Shryder) Young

• Mount Pleasant

Reminiscences of W.D. Hill

• Early Settlement

Reminiscences of Rev. Fred Spriegel

• Church History
  • Eight Mile Grove

Reminiscences of Orlando Tefft

• Avoca Precinct
  • Weeping Water
  • First buggy
  • Union
  • Factoryville
  • Harness dealers
  • First combined reaper and mower
  • Indian scare
  • Railroad

Plattsmouth

• History
• First Items
• 1905