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Nebraska baseball champs crowned
Here are a few shots from the Class A title game Thursday between Omaha Westside and Millard South. Westside won 8-0. See the full gallery / Class B title game: Norris vs. Lincoln Pius X
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Tagged Baseball, lincoln pius x, millard south, Nebraska, norris, omaha westside
Scenes from Nebraska-Creighton
The Nebraska baseball team held on for a 12-9 win over Creighton on Tuesday night at TD Ameritrade Park. More photos from the game.
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Tagged Baseball, Creighton, Huskers, Nebraska, Omaha, td ameritrade park
1975 tornado pounds Benson
On May 6, 1975, an F4 tornado tore through Omaha, causing incredible damage. Benson suffered much damage, and was closed off to the public by armed guards to allow homeowners and volunteers try to salvage as much personal property as … Continue reading
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Northwest Radial Highway ‘a must’ for Omaha
The completion of Northwest Radial Highway through Benson was a really big deal. The Aug. 29, 1957, story read: “West Section of Northwest Radial Dedicated With a Bit of Pomp and Ceremony and Lots of Kids Hundreds of children swarmed … Continue reading
Last days for one of Benson’s oldest buildings
A 1951 newspaper clip and photo told the story of how one of the oldest buildings in Benson was about to be torn down. The building most recently housed a machine shop, locksmith, and carpenter shop and was located at … Continue reading
Benson sidewalk sale
Those of us who grew up near Benson remember the “Big, One Day Only Sidewalk Sale.”
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Benson’s first chautauqua
Have you ever heard of a chautauqua? They were traveling shows known as circuit chautauquas that brought all forms of entertainment to towns across the country. A chautauqua featured speakers, musicians, movies, politicians and preachers. Theodore Roosevelt called it “the … Continue reading
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The Benson Times
The weekly Benson Times was established by Lew Raber in 1903 and sold by him in 1907. It had a reputation of being quite the bulldog, even going after larger papers such as The World-Herald and the Chicago American. The … Continue reading
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Krug Park entertains in Benson
Krug Park was an amusement park located on North 52nd Street. It was founded in 1895 by Charles Tietz and purchased by the Frederick Krug Brewing Company in the early 1900s. A beer garden, swimming pool and amusement rides were … Continue reading
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Undated Benson photos
We don’t have dates for these images taken in Benson, but they’re interesting nonetheless. The Krug Brewery was founded in Benson in 1859. More on local breweries.
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Tagged Benson, krug brewery, Omaha