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Nelson Cemetery Walk

Coordinates: 40°12′20″N 98°04′39″W / 40.20556°N 98.07750°W / 40.20556; -98.07750 (Nelson Cemetery Walk)
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Nelson Cemetery Walk
The walk in 2010
Nelson Cemetery Walk is located in Nebraska
Nelson Cemetery Walk
Nelson Cemetery Walk is located in the United States
Nelson Cemetery Walk
Nearest cityNelson, Nebraska
Coordinates40°12′20″N 98°04′39″W / 40.20556°N 98.07750°W / 40.20556; -98.07750 (Nelson Cemetery Walk)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byJ.B. Goodrich
ArchitectA.W. McReynolds
NRHP reference No.02001480[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 2002

The Nelson Cemetery Walk is a historic pedestrian walkway in Nelson, Nebraska. It was built in 1912 by J.B. Goodrich with fundraising from the local P.E.O. Sisterhood chapter, and designed by A.W. McReynolds.[2] It spans a ravine which otherwise splits the community. It is 1,235 feet (376 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide. It is not a bridge per se, because it descends partway down into the ravine, but its surface is about 50 feet (15 m) above the lowest part of the ravine.[2] It was originally unpaved.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 5, 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Melissa A. Dirr (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nelson Cemetery Walk". National Park Service. Retrieved October 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures