Genoa Site
- Also Known As: 25NC6 also 25NC20
- Vicinity: Address Restricted
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1857/05/16 | In mid-May 1857 a small Mormon colony is established in Nebraska Territory. The LDS Church plans to establish several similar colonies along the Mormon Trail between Florence, Nebraska, and Salt Lake City to serve as way stations for emigrants. | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Exodus to Utah | ||||
| 1857/08/00 | Genoa is home to a saw mill, a brick yard, 97 men, 25 women, 40 children, 42 yoke of oxen, 20 cows, 6 horses, and some two dozen chickens, 20 hogs, and 2 cats, and dogs plenty. | |||||
| 1857/09/24 | Under pressure from white settlers and Sioux attacks, the confederate bands of the Pawnees, sign a treaty relinquishing all their right, title, and interest in land in Nebraska in exchange for a reservation on the Loup River. | |||||
| 1859/10/00 | In the fall of 1859, the Mormon Colony is forced to abandon Genoa and give their rights to the land to the newly created Pawnee Reservation. | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Exodus to Utah |
| Particulars for Genoa Site: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Historic - aboriginal |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Cultural Affiliation | Pawnee |
| Owner | Private |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Historic Use | Village site |
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