Baker v. Morton and the demise of the Omaha Claim Club
Picture this: It’s the 1850s, and Omaha’s wilder than a bucking bronco at a rodeo. Enter the Omaha Claim Club, a posse of land-grabbing varmints who’d make even the most hardened outlaw blush. These hombres had a unique way of “negotiating” land deals – by dunking
William N. Byers – The NEBRASKA years (1854-1859)
William Byers didn’t just become the first deputy surveyor in Nebraska Territory – he carved that godforsaken wilderness into a semblance of civilization with nothing but his wits and a rusty transit! This cartographic conquistador didn’t just create the first official plat of Omaha – he bir