NRHP: Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, WCTG
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie; WCTG
NRHP Reference #: 82003207
NRHP Listing Date: 19820812
Location
S of Red Cloud on US 281, Red Cloud vicinity, Webster County, Nebraska
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Summary
The Cather Prairie is a large tract of unbroken prairie nearly 600 acres in area. The prairie, which characterized this land when the Cathers first arrived in Nebraska, had a profound, lasting influence on the young Willa Cather. She refers to this land in both My Antonia and O Pioneers!
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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.
