Garfield County Frontier Fairgrounds

Off NE 91, Burwell, Nebraska. County/parish: Garfield.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 09, 1985. NRIS 85001005.

13 contributing buildings. 7 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Burwell Rodeo Ground

From Wikipedia:

Garfield County Frontier Fairgrounds

The Garfield County Frontier Fairgrounds, near Burwell, Nebraska, also known as Burwell Rodeo Ground, is a historic property with significance dating to 1922. A 40-acre (16 ha) area was listed as a historic district on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included 13 contributing buildings and seven other contributing structures.

By the mid-1980s, it was Nebraska's oldest rodeo venue in which the original buildings were still being used for their original purposes.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73920733

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