Last updated: 3/19/2009
Gothenburg, Nebraska
Street Address
1500 Lake Avenue
Gothenburg, NE 69138
Mailing Address
PO Box 263
Gothenburg, NE 69138

Hours

April and October
Daily
9 AM - 3 PM
May and September
Daily
9 AM - 6 PM
June-July-August
Daily
8 AM - 8 PM

Admissions

Free

Museum Type(s)

Staff

Anne Anderson
phone: 308-537-3505
Description

The Sam Macchette station, used by the Pony Express between 1860 and 1861, is located in Ehmen Park in the center of Gothenburg. It was used as a fur trading post/ranch house along the Oregon Trail southwest of Gothenburg. It was moved from its original site and rebuilt in Ehmen Park in 1931. The museum has been open to the public since 1954.

Artifact Collections

Pony Express memoribilia Early pioneer history.

Governance

Gothenburg Chamber of Commerce

Exhibitions
Museum Events
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