Florence Park, Omaha

#162 among attractions in Omaha

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The Florence Park is a city-owned public park in the Florence neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Located at North 30th and State Streets, it is the oldest park and the oldest original town square in Nebraska, having been created by the original pioneers of the area in the 1840s. In the southern end of the park there is an official Nebraska State Historical Marker that tells the story of Winter Quarters, the 1840s settlement in the area. For many years a large cottonwood tree in the park featured a plaque that proclaimed its usage by Brigham Young as a hitching post. ()

Created: 1846Elevation: 1056 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°20'8"N, 95°57'39"W

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Florence Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters, Florence Mill, Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, Mormon Bridge.

~300 ftS
Museum
Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters, Omaha
2 min walk • The Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters is a museum and visitors' center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
0.6 miN
Museum, History museum, Farmer's market
Florence Mill, Omaha
16 min walk • Florence Mill, also known as the Weber Mill, is a historic mill located at 9102 North 30th Street near the 30th Street exit on I-680 in the Florence community in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was built in 1846 and operated into the 1960s.
~1460 ftW
Cemetery, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, Omaha
8 min walk • The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located at 3300 State Street in present-day Florence at the north end of Omaha, Nebraska. The Cemetery is the burial site of hundreds of Mormon pioneers who lived in Winter Quarters, a temporary settlement that lasted from 1846 to 1848 as the settlers moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.
0.8 miN
Bridge
Mormon Bridge, Omaha
20 min walk • The Mormon Bridge is a bridge composed of two cantilevers that crosses the Missouri River connecting Pottawattamie County, Iowa with the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska via Interstate 680. The bridge is officially called the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge due to its location on the historic Mormon Trail, which passed nearby.
~620 ftN
Museum, History museum
Bank of Florence Museum, Omaha
3 min walk • The Bank of Florence was a wildcat bank located in Florence, Nebraska Territory. It originally operated for three years in the 1850s, and another bank adopted the name and location in 1904.
~1550 ftW
Temple
Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple, Omaha
8 min walk • The Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple is the 104th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in Florence, now a neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, USA, and formerly an independent city.
~660 ftN
Museum, History museum, Military museum
General Crook House, Omaha
4 min walk • The General George Crook House Museum is located in Fort Omaha. The Fort is located in the Miller Park neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and is a contributing property to the Fort Omaha Historic District.
1.1 miS
Cinema, Nightlife
Minne Lusa Theater, Omaha
28 min walk • The Minne Lusa Theater building is located at 6714 North 30th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was a one-screen neighborhood movie house that opened in the mid-1930s that seated approximately 400 patrons. The theater closed sometime in the mid-1950s.
0.4 miW
Neo-renaissance architecture
Notre Dame Academy and Convent, Omaha
11 min walk • The Notre Dame Academy and Convent is located at 3501 State Street in the Florence neighborhood on the north end of Omaha, Nebraska.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Florence Park?

Nearby attractions include Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters, Omaha (2 min walk), Bank of Florence Museum, Omaha (3 min walk), General Crook House, Omaha (4 min walk), Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, Omaha (8 min walk).