NRHP: Sokol Pavilion
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Sokol Pavilion
NRHP Reference #: 98000892
NRHP Listing Date: 19980723
Location
315 S Wilson, Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska
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Summary
Completed in 1930, the Sokol Pavilion in Wilber is significant for its association with the Czech-American ethnic culture. The Sokol movement, founded in Prague, the capital of Bohemia, in 1862, is a Czech gymnastic order which advocates "A sound mind in a sound body," while also promoting patriotic and cultural learning.
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