history

In the early 1800,native peoples in the area felt that their land was being threatened.the united states government built fort atkinson to prevent potential clashes.construction of the fort began in 1819,bringing hundreds of united states to the region .fort atkinson became the site of nebraska first school ,library, sawmill,and gristmill.the government gerald ford born in omaha became vice president of the united staes under president of the united states when nixon resigned from office