This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Gordon Nebraska the Sandhills Gateway to Pine Ridge and Old Jules
Gordon Nebraska sits at the northeastern Panhandle with 2600 residents and rich cattle, farm lands, and sandhills. Settled in 1884 by Rev John Scamahorn and others, it grew after the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, with nearby sites like the Newman and Hunter ranches and the tragic 1875 Gordon wagon train incident. The town is a gateway to Pine Ridge and Black Hills, offering the Gordon Fair and Rodeo, the Stone Age Fair, Shell and other lakes for boating and fishing, hunting, and a strong local club and Bowl Mor Lanes. The area features the Wounded Knee battlefield 32 miles away, the Store of Yesteryear museum, Rawhide Trading Post, the Mari Sandoz room and park, and the Mari Sandoz memorial plaque. Gordon promotes cattle, wheat, and hospitality with notable attractions linked to Old Jules and Sandoz legacy. The piece highlights local history, tourism, and agriculture as defining Gordon’s identity.