NRHP: Mayhew Cabin

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Mayhew Cabin

NRHP Reference #: 11000013

NRHP Listing Date: 20110211

Location

2012 Fourth Corso, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska

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Summary

As a tourist destination at its current location in Nebraska City since 1937, the Mayhew Cabin and "John Brown's Cave" were a commercial enterprise created by Edward Bartling; however, its importance to the state of Nebraska is more complex. With its connections to known abolitionist John Henry Kagi, and location that facilitated easy access across the Missouri River into Iowa, whether real or imagined, this property provided local residents, and Nebraskans at large, with an easily accessible connection to significant figures in American History, such as John Brown and the Underground Railroad. With skepticism and intrigue surrounding the property, the cabin and cave serve as a unique piece of Nebraska folklore.

About the National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.