Plains Historical Society

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The Plains Historical Society, PHS, is located at 816 East 3rd Street Kimball, Nebraska. [1] The PHS is to collect, preserve and present to the public the history of Kimball, Kimball County, and life in the locale of the Nebraska Panhandle. PHS was established in 2003. [2]

Kimball, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Kimball is a city in and county seat of Kimball County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,496 at the 2010 census.

Kimball County, Nebraska County in the United States

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Nebraska Panhandle

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Plains Historical Museum

The Society operates a small building at 200 S Chestnut Street [3] with artifacts and displays of western Nebraska from the early settlers to modern days. The museum has an outstanding arrowhead collection. Many local historical artifacts are on permanent loan. [4]

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