History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . as weatheredall the storms that have visited Richardson county since the coming of thefirst pioneers and was a tenanted house when this country was in its infancyand first known as the Territory of Nebraska, and when the county was butnewly organized under a proclamation by the first territorial governor and,for that matter, when Mr. Cain was in swaddling clothes as an infant of twomonths. It was built by Michael McManus, a pioneer deputy surveyor inthe employ of the gcwernment. who as such, assisted in the firs
History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . as weatheredall the storms that have visited Richardson county since the coming of thefirst pioneers and was a tenanted house when this country was in its infancyand first known as the Territory of Nebraska, and when the county was butnewly organized under a proclamation by the first territorial governor and,for that matter, when Mr. Cain was in swaddling clothes as an infant of twomonths. It was built by Michael McManus, a pioneer deputy surveyor inthe employ of the gcwernment. who as such, assisted in the first surveys madein the count\-, which preliminary was most useful to the early settlers in thematter of determining the locations of corners to the lands they sought tooccupy as homes. Mr. McManus surveyed .\rago township in. 1856, duringthe month of June. The house stands on an eminence (overlooking the Missouri river and nota great distance from a large tree on which a culprit of the pioneer days paidthe penaltv with his life for stealing horses from the settlers. The house and. EAKIA SOD HOUSE. FIRST COUKT HOUSE IN KICHAUDSONCOUNTY. IRON MONUMENT. SOUTHEAST CORNEROF RICHARDSON COINTY. SET BYGOVERNOR IX 3S54. OLDEST HOUSE IN ItlCHARDSON COUN-TY, BIILT IN IS,). AT ST. STEPHENS,BY McMANUS. HAS BEENOCCUPIED CONTINIWLLY. NOW BYLEONARD BTCKMINISTER AND FAM-ILY, AND IS KNOWN AS THE LASONHOME. RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA. 6oi its surroundings were of great interest to the visitors and especially so to who had known the place intimately from the days of his youth. Mr. Cain explained that in the old days much of the timber thatnow abounds did not obscure the beautiful view that might be had from mostany point in the village and there was presented a long sweep of the Missouriand the steamboats could be seen for miles up or down the river. The naturalscenery in that vicinity is unexcelled in any part of the county and will begreatly enjoyed by anyone going there. St. Step
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