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John G. Neihardt State Historic Site, Bancroft, NE

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John G. Neihardt State Historic Site

A state historic site on the former home grounds of Nebraska's Poet Laureate John G. Neihardt, with a museum and a historic study.

306 W. Elm St., Bancroft, NE 68004 · Bancroft, NE

About John G. Neihardt State Historic Site

The site preserves the former home of poet and writer John G. Neihardt in Bancroft, in northeast Nebraska. Neihardt wrote Black Elk Speaks and many other prose and poetry works. Visitors can see a museum about his life and an 1890 historic study, and the grounds include a garden and a sacred hoop garden. The site is run by the John G. Neihardt Foundation and is affiliated with the Nebraska State Historical Society.

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  • #literary history
  • #poet laureate
  • #museum
  • #Bancroft

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