Village of Steinauer
Posted by: 
NevaP
N 40° 12.252 W 096° 10.919
14T E 739843 N 4454230
This marker relates the history of a nearby Pawnee County village.
Waymark Code: WM2K1H
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2007
Views: 50
The text of the marker reads:
VILLAGE OF STEINAUER
Warnings to avoid "bloody Kansas" prompted the Steinauer brothers, Anton, Nicholas, and Joseph, to settle here in Pawnee County. They arrived in September 1856, only two years after the creation of Nebraska Territory. Famine and depression had forced them to leave their native Switzerland in 1852.
Although the brothers were among the first to claim land in this area, other immigrants of Swiss, German, Austrian and Bohemian descent soon settled nearby. Nebraska City became their chief
social and trading center. Indians, including the Oto, hunted and trapped in the region.
Turkey Creek and Linden were early popular designations for the site which became Steinauer post office in 1874. After the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway reached Steinauer in 1887, the village grew steadily and incorporation followed in March 1893. With railroad
development, St. Joseph, Missouri became the chief urban market for the agricultural products of Steinauer and the surrounding area.
By 1910, the village's peak population of 248 had been achieved. Over the years, the pronunciation of the name evolved to "Steener" though the original spelling has been retained. Today, Steinauer is a quiet community which remains rooted in the history and traditions of its
pioneer settlers.
The marker, #184, was placed by the Steinauer Historical spur highway to the town at its junction with Rt. 50.
Marker Name: Village pf Steinauer
Roadside: yes
Web Address if available:: [Web Link]
City: Not Listed
Other: Not Listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Post Pictures:
1. Close up of historical marker
2. Picture of surrounding area (would prefer to have the marker in the picture also). Thanks!