Bassett, Nebraska: Fake Pioneer Town
Attached to the side of a modern building, a fake Main Street of pioneer days fronts a tiny downtown park. Almost as old and weathered now as the original town must have looked.
- Address:
- 120 Clark St., Bassett, NE
- Directions:
- From US-20 turn north at the blinker light onto NE-7/Clark St. Drive a half-mile. On the right, just north of the intersection with Legnard St. and the old Phillps 66 gas station.
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Interesting display to walk around. There are picnic tables and a donor walk. It's at the town square. Good photo op.
[E.W., 07/31/2021]Nearby Offbeat Places
Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station, Bassett, NE - < 1 mi.
Steel Hamburger Guy, Ainsworth, NE - 16 mi.
Restored 1920s Conoco Gas Station, Ainsworth, NE - 17 mi.In the region:
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Individual storefronts -- "The Bank," "The General Store" -- are dedicated to whomever sponsored their construction in this mini-Bassett of pioneer days.