July 4th 1857 was the first
fourth of July celebration held
in Gage County.
M. W. Ross was the first
death in the county.
Partick Burke was the county's
first blacksmith
In 1862 the first school
building was erected.
Nebraska came into the Union
on May 1, 1867.
1868 regular stage route,
the Kansas & Nebraska Stage
Line, was established.
Mrs. Francis Butler was
the first school teacher.
Katie Towle was the first
white child born in Gage
County.
